| Pescolanciano | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Pescolanciano | |
 View of Pescolanciano | |
  Pescolanciano Location of Pescolanciano in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 41°41′N14°20′E / 41.683°N 14.333°E Coordinates: 41°41′N14°20′E / 41.683°N 14.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Molise |
| Province | Isernia (IS) |
| Frazioni | lLa Castagna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manolo Sacco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.73 km2 (13.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2016) [1] | |
| • Total | 847 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pescolancianesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 86097 |
| Dialing code | 0865 |
| Website | Official website |
Pescolanciano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Campobasso and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Isernia.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The province of Isernia is a province in the region of Molise in Italy. The provincial capital is the city Isernia and the president of the province is Luigi Brasiello. The province of Isernia has an area of 1,535.24 square kilometres (592.76 sq mi) and a population of 86,405 inhabitants as of 2016. It contains 52 comunes in the province, listed at comunes of the Province of Isernia.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Italian Alps and surrounded by several islands. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and traversed along its length by the Apennines, Italy has a largely temperate seasonal climate. The country covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares open land borders with France, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian sea (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the fourth-most populous member state of the European Union.
Pescolanciano borders the following municipalities: Agnone, Carovilli, Chiauci, Civitanova del Sannio, Miranda, Pietrabbondante, Sessano del Molise.
Agnone is a comune in the province of Isernia, in the Molise region of southern Italy. Agnone is known for the manufacturing of bells by the Marinelli Bell Foundry. It is some 53 kilometres (33 mi) northwest of Campobasso. The town of Agnone proper is complemented with other populated centers like Fontesambuco, Villa Canale and Rigaini.
Carovilli is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Campobasso and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northeast of Isernia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,508 and an area of 41.6 square kilometres (16.1 sq mi).
Chiauci is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Campobasso and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Isernia.
Sights include the Castello D'Alessandro, built perhaps around 583 duing the reign of Lombard king Alboin, or later under Charlemagne. The first historical mentions are from the 13th century. Located on the spur overlooking the town, it has a massive pentagonal plan.
The Lombards or Longobards were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774.
Alboin was king of the Lombards from about 560 until 572. During his reign the Lombards ended their migrations by settling in Italy, the northern part of which Alboin conquered between 569 and 572. He had a lasting effect on Italy and the Pannonian Basin; in the former his invasion marked the beginning of centuries of Lombard rule, and in the latter his defeat of the Gepids and his departure from Pannonia ended the dominance there of the Germanic peoples.
Charlemagne or Charles the Great, numbered Charles I, was king of the Franks from 768, king of the Lombards from 774, and emperor of the Romans from 800. He united much of western and central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. He was the first recognised emperor to rule from western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish state that Charlemagne founded is called the Carolingian Empire. He was later canonized by Antipope Paschal III.
