Montemitro

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Montemitro
Montemitro (Molise)
Coordinates: 41°53′N14°39′E / 41.883°N 14.650°E / 41.883; 14.650
Country Italy
Region Molise
Province Campobasso (CB)
Government
 • MayorSergio Sammartino
Area
[1]
 • Total16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation
508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017) [2]
 • Total468
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Demonym Montemitrani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
86030
Dialing code 0874
Patron saint St. Lucy
Saint dayLast Friday of May
Website Official website

Montemitro (also called Mundimitar) is a small town and comune in the province of Campobasso in the Molise region of Italy, near the Trigno river.

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Like Acquaviva Collecroce and San Felice del Molise, Montemitro is home to a community of Molisian Croats, most of whom speak a particular Croatian dialect (they call it simply naš jezik, or "our language") as well as Italian.

Culture

Montemitro was granted an Honorary Consulate by Croatia.

The patron saint of Montemitro is Saint Lucia; the church dedicated to her is the church of Santa Lucia Vergine e Martire. However, the town does not celebrate the feast of Saint Lucia on its customary date (December 13), but rather on the first and last Fridays of May. This honors the crossing of the Adriatic Sea to Italy in the 15th century by the town's ancestors; they are believed to have carried a statue of Saint Lucia with them, arriving in Italy on a Friday in May.

The language of the three cities is considered an endangered diaspora language.

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References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.



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