Communes of the Province of Isernia: Venafro, Agnone, Poggio Sannita, Isernia, Pietrabbondante, San Pietro Avellana, Frosolone, Pizzone, Molise

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Venafro, Agnone, Poggio Sannita, Isernia, Pietrabbondante, San Pietro Avellana, Frosolone, Pizzone, Molise, Colli a Volturno, Rocchetta a Volturno, Pettoranello del Molise, Castel San Vincenzo, Chiauci, Sessano del Molise, Cantalupo nel Sannio, Pescolanciano, Belmonte del Sannio, Bagnoli del Trigno, Castel del Giudice, Vastogirardi, Carovilli, Miranda, Molise, Roccamandolfi, Sant'Agapito, Macchia d'Isernia, Capracotta, Castelpetroso, Filignano, Carpinone, Castelpizzuto, Roccasicura, Pozzilli, Conca Casale, Longano, Pesche, Macchiagodena, Civitanova del Sannio, Monteroduni, Sant'Angelo del Pesco, Rionero Sannitico, Forli del Sannio, Scapoli, Sant'Elena Sannita, Acquaviva d'Isernia, Pescopennataro, Cerro al Volturno, Santa Maria del Molise, Sesto Campano, Montenero Val Cocchiara, Castelverrino, Fornelli, Montaquila. Excerpt: Venafro (Latin: Venafrum; Greek: ) is a comune in the province of Isernia, region of Molise, Italy. It has a population of around 12,000, having expanded quickly in the post-war period. Situated at the foot of Mount Santa Croce (1.026 m above sea level), at a height of 222 meters above sea level, the height of the municipal territory varies from 158 to 1205 m above sea level. The municipality stretches along the homonymous plain crossed by the Volturno and San Bartolomeo rivers whose sources are located in the center of the Venafro plain. Other notable mountains are: Monte Sambucaro (1205 m.), Monte Cesima (1180 m.), Monte Corno (1054 m.), Monte Santa Croce or Cerino (1026 mt), Colle San Domenico (921 m). Once a part of the province of Terra di Lavoro in Campania(territory with which it is still culturally linked), the city is now known as the door of Molise and is of major importance to the socio-economic dynamics of the province due to its highly developed economy, and is considered of the four...