Petrella Tifernina 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
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in the
Italian
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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 ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,280 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
Petrella Tifernina borders the following municipalities:
Castellino del Biferno
Castellino del Biferno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.
Castellino del Biferno borders the following municipalities: Campolieto, Lucito, Matrice, ...
,
Limosano
Limosano is a ''comune'' (municipality) and Latin titular see in the Province of Campobasso in the southern Italian region Molise, located about northwest of Campobasso.
Limosano borders the following municipalities: Castropignano, Fossalto, ...
,
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 ...
,
Matrice
Matrice is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,081 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics ...
,
Montagano
Montagano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about north of Campobasso. Montagano rises on one side of the Biferno river, where once stood an ancient Samnite town where inhabitants ...
.
Demographic evolution
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Campo Sportivo
The "Campo Sportivo" is located at the base of this village. It has a parking lot, a bar/convenience store, as well as a sports complex. It has generally replaced the village's ''piazza'' as the main gathering place for its residents.
Emigration
Since the end of World War II until the 1970s, the town's population declined considerable due to emigration. The places of choice for these emigrants were the Canadian cities of
Montreal
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and
Toronto
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.
People
*
Giovanni Di Stefano was born in Petrella in 1955.
* Petrella is also a surname within the United States.
* Adelaide builder and winemaker Mario Di Stefano is from Petrella.
References
Cities and towns in Molise
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