San Giorgio La Molara 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 Benevento The Province of Benevento ( it, Provincia di Benevento) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento. Geography The province has an area of 2,071 km2, and, , a total population of 279,308. There are 78 ...

in the

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region

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, located about 70 km northeast of

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and about 20 km northeast of Benevento. San Giorgio La Molara borders the following municipalities:

Buonalbergo Buonalbergo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about twenty kilometers northeast of Benevento. Buonalbergo borders the following municipalit ...

Casalbore Casalbore is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Located in the Irpinia historical region, its territory borders the municipalities of Buonalbergo, Ginestra degli Schiavoni, Montecalvo Irpino, and San Giorgio L ...

, Foiano di Val Fortore,

Ginestra degli Schiavoni Ginestra degli Schiavoni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 80 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km northeast of Benevento. Ginestra degli Schiavoni is part of th ...

, Molinara,

Montefalcone di Val Fortore Montefalcone di Val Fortore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 80 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northeast of Benevento. Montefalcone di Val Fortore is part ...

Paduli Paduli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania. It is located on a rocky spur between the Calore and Tammaro rivers, about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 9 km northeast of Beneven ...

, Pago Veiano,

San Marco dei Cavoti San Marco dei Cavoti () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located near the Fortore The Fortore (Latin: ''Fertor'' or ''Frento'') is a river which flows through the provinces of Benevento, ...

. Many inhabitants of San Giorgio La Molara emigrated to

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after the

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due to the lack of employment opportunities in Southern Italy in the post-war period.

References

External links

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