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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
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in the
Italian
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region
Molise
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, located about northeast 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 Sa ...
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Palata borders the following municipalities:
Acquaviva Collecroce
Acquaviva Collecroce (also called ''Živavoda Kruč'' or, usually, just ''Kruč'') is a small town and '' comune'' in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise region of southern Italy, between the Biferno and Trigno rivers.
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Guardialfiera,
Guglionesi,
Larino
Larino ( nap, label= Campobassan dialect, Larìne; la, Larinum) is a town and ''comune'' of approximately 8,100 inhabitants in Molise, province of Campobasso, southern Italy. It is located in the fertile valley of the Biferno River.
The old to ...
,
Montecilfone,
Montenero di Bisaccia
Montenero di Bisaccia is a small hill top town and ''comune'' (municipality). It is in the Province of Campobasso, which is in the region of Molise, in Italy. It is about inland from the coast, and about north of Campobasso. The nearest large tow ...
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Tavenna.
Twin towns
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Raszków, Poland, since 2012
See also
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Molise Croats
Molise Croats ( hr, Moliški Hrvati) or Molise Slavs ( it, Slavo-molisani, Slavi del Molise) are a Croat community in the Molise province of Campobasso of Italy, which constitutes the majority in the three villages of Acquaviva Collecroce (''Kr ...
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Duke of Palata
Duke of Palata ( es, Duque de Palata) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1646 by Philip IV to Francisco Toralto de Aragón, a paternal descendant of Alfonso V of Aragon. The ti ...
References
Cities and towns in Molise
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