Palata is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Campobasso
The province of Campobasso (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso. It covers an area of and has a total population of 223,871 (2017). There are 84 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in ...
, located in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region of
Molise
Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...
. It is situated about northeast of
Campobasso
Campobasso (, ; ) 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 Sannio and Matese mountains.
Campobas ...
.
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.
Like the smaller ...
,
Guardialfiera,
Guglionesi
Guglionesi (; local dialect: or ) is a town and ''comune'' in Molise, southern Italy, about from Campobasso.
History
Founded in the 5th century BC, at the time it was known as ''Uscosium'' or ''Usconium'' and together with Pescara, Ortona, ...
,
Larino
Larino (; ) 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 town, seen from the mountains, is shaped like a bird' ...
,
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 ...
,
Tavenna
Tavenna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italy, Italian region Molise, located about north of Campobasso.
Tavenna borders the following municipalities: Acquaviva Collecroce, Mafalda (Italy), Mafalda, Montenero d ...
.
Twin towns
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Raszków, Poland, since 2012
See also
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Molise Croats
Molise Croats () or Molise Slavs () are a Croat community in the Molise province of Campobasso of Italy, which constitutes the majority in the three villages of Acquaviva Collecroce (''Kruč''), San Felice del Molise (''Filić'') and Montemitr ...
*
Duke of Palata
References
Cities and towns in Molise
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