Monteroduni
Encyclopedia
Monteroduni is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Isernia
in the Italian
region Molise
, located about 40 km west of Campobasso
and about 11 km southwest of Isernia
.
The town's name derives from the ancient one of the river Volturno
, Olotrunus.
Monteroduni borders the following municipalities: Capriati a Volturno
, Colli a Volturno
, Gallo Matese
, Longano
, Macchia d'Isernia
, Montaquila
, Pozzilli
, Sant'Agapito
.
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 Isernia
Province of Isernia
The Province of Isernia is a province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Isernia....
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 40 km west 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...
and about 11 km southwest of Isernia
Isernia
Isernia Isernia Isernia (Latin: Aesernia or, in Pliny and later writers, Eserninus, or in the Antonine Itinerary, Serni is a town and comune in the central Italian region of Molise, and the capital of Isernia province.- Geography :...
.
The town's name derives from the ancient one of the river Volturno
Volturno
The Volturno is a river in south-central Italy.-Geography:It rises in the Abruzzese central Apennines of Samnium near Rocchetta a Volturno and flows southeast as far as its junction with the Calore River near Caiazzo and runs south as far as Venafro, and then turns southwest, past Capua, to...
, Olotrunus.
Monteroduni borders the following municipalities: Capriati a Volturno
Capriati a Volturno
Capriati a Volturno is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km north of Naples and about 45 km northwest of Caserta....
, Colli a Volturno
Colli a Volturno
Colli a Volturno is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 45 km west of Campobasso and about 11 km west of Isernia...
, Gallo Matese
Gallo Matese
Gallo Matese is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located in a valley near the Matese Apennines chain and the boundary with Molise, about 70 km north of Naples and about 45 km north of Caserta. Its territory is also home of an artificial lake with the...
, Longano
Longano
Longano is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region of Molise, located about 35 km west of Campobasso and about 9 km south of Isernia...
, Macchia d'Isernia
Macchia d'Isernia
Macchia d'Isernia is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 40 km west of Campobasso and about 7 km southwest of Isernia...
, Montaquila
Montaquila
Montaquila is a town and comune in the province of Isernia, in the Molise region of southern Italy.-External links:*...
, Pozzilli
Pozzilli
Pozzilli is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 50 km west of Campobasso and about 15 km southwest of Isernia...
, Sant'Agapito
Sant'Agapito
Sant'Agapito is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 40 km west of Campobasso and about 6 km south of Isernia...
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