Baranello
Encyclopedia
Baranello is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Campobasso
in the Italian
region Molise
, located about 10 km southwest of Campobasso
. This town draws it name as a derivative of Monte Vairano which was a hilltop Samnite
village and now is an archeological site. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,715 and an area of 24.8 km².
Baranello borders the following municipalities: Busso
, Colle d'Anchise
, Spinete
, Vinchiaturo
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Campobasso
Province of Campobasso
The Province of Campobasso is a province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso.It has an area of 2,909 km², and a total population of 230,692...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Molise
Molise
Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions. It was formerly part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise and now a separate entity...
, located about 10 km southwest of Campobasso
Campobasso
-Main sights:The main attraction of Campobasso is the Castello Monforte, built in 1450 by the local ruler Nicola II Monforte, over Lombard or Norman ruins. The castle has Guelph merlons and stands on a commanding point, where traces of ancient settlements have been found...
. This town draws it name as a derivative of Monte Vairano which was a hilltop Samnite
Samnium
Samnium is a Latin exonym for a region of south or south and central Italy in Roman times. The name survives in Italian today, but today's territory comprising it is only a small portion of what it once was. The populations of Samnium were called Samnites by the Romans...
village and now is an archeological site. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,715 and an area of 24.8 km².
Baranello borders the following municipalities: Busso
Busso
Busso is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 10 km west of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,445 and an area of 23.6 km²....
, Colle d'Anchise
Colle d'Anchise
Colle d'Anchise is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 14 km southwest of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 809 and an area of 15.8 km²....
, Spinete
Spinete
Spinete is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 15 km west of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,437 and an area of 17.6 km²....
, Vinchiaturo
Vinchiaturo
Vinchiaturo is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 10 km southwest of Campobasso...
.