Morcone is a comune

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 Benevento

Province of Benevento

The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...

 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 Campania

Campania

Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...

, located about 70 km northeast of Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

 and about 25 km northwest of Benevento

Benevento

Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...

. The villages (Contrade) of Morcone include: Canepino, Cuffiano, Coste, Torre, Fuschi, Piana.

Morcone borders the following municipalities: Campolattaro

Campolattaro

Campolattaro is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 15 km north of Benevento.-Main sights:*The Castle...

, Cercemaggiore

Cercemaggiore

Cercemaggiore is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 12 km southeast of Campobasso....

, Cerreto Sannita

Cerreto Sannita

Cerreto Sannita is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Benevento...

, Circello

Circello

Circello is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km north of Benevento and approx 700 meters above sea level....

, Pietraroja

Pietraroja

Pietraroja is a mountain comune , rich of water sources, woods and healthy air, inthe province of Benevento in Campania, southern Italy. It is c. 50 km by car from Benevento, in direction north-west, 83 km from Naples in direction north-east and c...

, Pontelandolfo

Pontelandolfo

Pontelandolfo is an Italian town and comune of 28.91 square kilometers, in the Sannio Hills in the province of Benevento halfway between Naples and Campobasso, with around 3,000 inhabitants.-History:...

, Santa Croce del Sannio

Santa Croce del Sannio

Santa Croce del Sannio is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km north of Benevento....

, Sassinoro

Sassinoro

Sassinoro is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Benevento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 635 and an area of 13.2 km².Sassinoro borders the following...

, Sepino

Sepino

Sepino is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 20 km south of Campobasso....

.

Geography

Morcone is reachable by train from Benevento

Benevento

Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...

 or 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...

. By car, it is reachable from the SS 87 state road (Sannitica) that connects Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

 in Campobasso. The nearest airport is Naples. The town is perched in the Matese

Matese

The Matese is a chain of mountains in central Italy, central-southern Apennines.-Geography:...

 mountains, on the steep slopes of Mount Mucre, overlooking the valley of the Tammaro

Tammaro

The Tammaro is a river in southwestern Italy, with a length of 78 kilometres and catchment area of 673 square kilometres. It rises in the Sella del Vinchiaturo in the Apennine Mountains and is a tributary of the Calore Irpino river. In ancient times it was known by the Latin name...

 River. The etymology of the name comes from Mount Mucre, which has evolved and later becoming Mucrone and then Morcone.

Main sights

• Walls of the Samnite era (4th century BC)
• Ruins of the medieval castle.

External links

• Official website