Filignano
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History
The village was first mentioned in 962 and elevated to autonomous municipality in 1840, when it was separated from Pozzilli.[1][2]
Geography
Filignano is located Script error: No such module "convert". west of Campobasso, Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Isernia, Script error: No such module "convert". north of Venafro, and Script error: No such module "convert". east of Cassino. It is a hill town surrounded by the Mainarde mountain range, in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park.
The municipal territory, bordering with the region of Lazio and not too far from Campania, borders with the municipalities of Acquafondata (FR), Colli a Volturno, Montaquila, Pozzilli, Rocchetta a Volturno, Scapoli, and Vallerotonda (FR).[3] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Bottazzella, Cerasuolo, Cerreto, Collemacchia, Franchitti, Frunzo, Lagoni, Mastrogiovanni, Mennella, Selvone, Valerio, and Valle.
In the municipality there is a small community of Italian Scots, children and grandchildren of Filignanese immigrants, returning from Scotland.[2][4][5]
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People
- Mario Lanza (1921-1959), Italian-American tenor and actor. Lanza's father was originally from Filignano. The town hosts a Mario Lanza festival every August.
References
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- ↑ Template:In lang Historical infos about Filignano
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- ↑ Template:In lang Article about Filignanese Scots (molisenetwork.net)
- ↑ Template:In lang Article about the "2012 Scottish Festival" of Filignano (venafrano.org)
- ↑ i.e. "Town Hall Square"
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External links
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