Bonefro

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Bonefro
Comune
Comune di Bonefro
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Bonefro
Location of Bonefro in Italy
Coordinates: 41°42′N14°56′E / 41.700°N 14.933°E / 41.700; 14.933 Coordinates: 41°42′N14°56′E / 41.700°N 14.933°E / 41.700; 14.933
Country Italy
Region Molise
Province Province of Campobasso (CB)
Area
 • Total 31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2004)
 • Total 1,791
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code86041
Dialing code 0874
Website Official website

Bonefro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,791 and an area of 31.1 square kilometres (12.0 sq mi). [1]

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Province of Campobasso Province of Italy

The Province of Campobasso is a province in the Molise region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso.

Italy republic in Southern Europe

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.

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Bonefro hosts the annual [Adriatic Chamber Music Festival http://www.acmf.org] (Festival di Adriatico da Musica da Camera) in July.

Bonefro borders the following municipalities: Casacalenda, Montelongo, Montorio nei Frentani, Ripabottoni, San Giuliano di Puglia, Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Santa Croce di Magliano.

Casacalenda Comune in Molise, Italy

Casacalenda is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Campobasso.

Montelongo Comune in Molise, Italy

Montelongo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Campobasso.

Montorio nei Frentani Comune in Molise, Italy

Montorio nei Frentani is a small town and comune in the province of Campobasso (Molise), in Southern Italy.

In the urban context of the town and artistic take on considerable importance, the Lombard Castle built around the middle of the tenth century AD and the Santa Maria delle Rose church built in the Romanesque period (12th-13th century) and renovated by Msgr. Tria in 1731. Both buildings are located on the top of a rocky outcrop at the entrance of the old town, commonly called "Old Earth". Here are four gates preserved vestiges of the feudal period: Molino Porta, Porta Pie la Terra, Fountain Gate and New Gate three alley Gaifo dating back to the Lombard period. Great importance is given to the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie (1716), and the chapel of St. Nicholas with the two main fountains in the country that are named respectively as the Fountain of the Blind, built in eighteenth-century style in 1816, and the Fountain of land in 1771.

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References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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