Macchia Valfortore

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Macchia Valfortore
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Macchia Valfortore
Macchia Valfortore (Molise)
Coordinates: 41°36′N14°55′E / 41.600°N 14.917°E / 41.600; 14.917
Country Italy
Region Molise
Province Campobasso (CB)
Government
 • MayorGianfranco Paolucci (since 2023) [1]
Area
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 • Total26.77 km2 (10.34 sq mi)
Elevation
477 m (1,565 ft)
Population
 (April 2024) [3]
 • Total470
 • Density18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Demonym Macchiaroli
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
86040
Dialing code 0874
Patron saint St. Nicholas
Saint dayDecember 6
Website Official website

Macchia Valfortore is a town and comune in the Province of Campobasso, Molise, southern Italy.

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History

In 216 BC, a Roman army under consul Varro camped in the town called Maccla, thought to be this town, prior to marching to the defeat against Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae. [4] In 476 AD with the Western Roman Empire weakening, Maccla was occupied by the Visigoths. In the early Middle Ages it was a possession of the Lombards, who held it until 982, when they were defeated by the Byzantines.

On September 21, 1701, Gaetano Giacomo Gambacorta, styled the Prince of Macchia, started a conspiracy (Macchia Conspiracy), against the Spanish viceroy in Naples. The revolt was quickly put down and Gaetano fled to Vienna, Austria where he died on January 27, 1703. In 1800 Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Napoleon's brother, divided Naples into new administrative orders. This created the Province of Campobasso which Macchia is located to this day. The suffix Valfortore was added in the 19th century.

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References

  1. ↑ "Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali". amministratori.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Comune di Macchia Valfortore - Prov. CB". www.comune.macchiavalfortore.cb.it. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chiesa di San Nicola Vescovo di Mira Istituto Diocesano Sostentamen". catalogo.beniculturali.it. Retrieved 2 May 2024.



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