Civitacampomarano is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Campobasso A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

region

Molise Molise (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Neapolitan, Mulise) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise, alongside the region of Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effe ...

, located about north of

Campobasso Campobasso (, ; nap, label= Campobassan, Cambuàsce ) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sann ...

. Civitacampomarano borders the following municipalities: Castelbottaccio,

Castelmauro Castelmauro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about north of Campobasso. Castelmauro borders the following municipalities: Acquaviva Collecroce, Civitacampomarano, Guardialfiera, ...

Guardialfiera Guardialfiera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. It sits on a hilltop overlooking Lake Guardialfiera, which was created as a result of the damming of ...

Lucito Lucito is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about north of Campobasso. Lucito borders the following municipalities: Castelbottaccio, Castellino del Biferno, Civitacampomarano, Limosa ...

Lupara Lupara () is an Italian word used to refer to a sawed-off shotgun of the break-open type. It is traditionally associated with Cosa Nostra, the Italian organized crime group dominant in Sicily for their use of it in vendettas, defense — such as ...

Trivento Trivento is a ''comune'' (municipality) and Catholic episcopal see in the Province of Campobasso in the southern Italian region Molise, located about northwest of Campobasso. Trivento borders the following municipalities: Castelguidone, Castelm ...

. It is the birthplace of soldier and patriot

Gabriele Pepe Gabriele Pepe (7 December 1779 – 26 July 1849) was an Italian republican insurgent, active in many campaigns against royalists fighting with or alongside the Bourbon kings of Naples. He was a cousin of Guglielmo and Florestano Pepe. Born in ...

and of politician, patriot and writer

Vincenzo Cuoco Vincenzo Cuoco (October 1, 1770 – December 14, 1823) was an Italian writer. He is mainly remembered for his ''Saggio Storico sulla Rivoluzione Napoletana del 1799'' ("Historical Essay on the Neapolitan Revolution of 1799"). He is a considered o ...

Main sights

*Angevine Castle (13th century) *Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (c. 11th century) *Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, with a late-

Gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

portal. *Church of San Giorgio Martire *Birth house of Vincenzo Cuoco *Park of Vallemonterosso *CVtà Street Fest” has been taking place in the village every summer since 2016 with artistic director Alice Pasquini the world renowned street artist. This festival of street art highlights the work of internationally renowned artists and attracts thousands of visitors to the village. Visually impressive, brightly colored murals are painted onto the walls of old buildings as a way of rediscovering the village’s historical center, fascinating everyone who pauses to admire them. The festival is one of the challenges won by this visionary village: to capture beauty through art and its ability to narrate everlasting stories. Food of Civitacampomarano: the village is known for cielli, a cookie filled with a mixture of fruits, or grape must.

References

Cities and towns in Molise {{Molise-geo-stub