Petrella Tifernina 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 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

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 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 13 km north 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...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,280 and an area of 26.4 km².

Petrella Tifernina borders the following municipalities: Castellino del Biferno

Castellino del Biferno

Castellino del Biferno is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 15 km northeast of Campobasso...

, Limosano

Limosano

Limosano is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 14 km northwest of Campobasso...

, Lucito

Lucito

Lucito is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 20 km north of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 904 and an area of 31.2 km²....

, Matrice

Matrice

Matrice is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 7 km northeast of Campobasso...

, Montagano

Montagano

Montagano is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 9 km north of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,207 and an area of 26.5 km²....

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Campo Sportivo

The "Campo Sportivo" is located at the base of this village. It has a parking lot, a bar/convenience store, as well as a sports complex. It has generally replaced the village's piazza as the main gathering place for its residents.

Emigration

Since the end of World War II until the 1970s, the town's population declined considerable due to emigration. The places of choice for these emigrants were the Canadian cities of Montreal

Montreal

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 and Toronto

Toronto

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People

• Giovanni Di Stefano was born in Petrella in 1955.
• Petrella is also a surname within the USA.