Sant'Elia a Pianisi 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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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
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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 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 Sann ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,178 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
Sant'Elia a Pianisi borders the following municipalities:
Bonefro
Bonefro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.
Bonefro borders the following municipalities: Casacalenda, Montelongo, Montorio nei Frentani, Ripabottoni, S ...
,
Carlantino,
Colletorto
Colletorto is a ''comune'' (municipality) of approximately 1,786 inhabitants in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian southern region of Molise, located about from the capital of the region Campobasso and from Termoli (CB) sea town with port, ...
,
Macchia Valfortore
Macchia Valfortore is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Campobasso, Molise, southern Italy.
History
In 216 BC, a Roman army under consul Varro camped in the town called ''Maccla'', thought to be this town, prior to marching to the defeat ...
,
Monacilioni
Monacilioni is a small town in the province of Campobasso, Molise, southern Italy, located northeast of Campobasso.
Monacilioni was originally shaped in a circular fashion with one main intersecting street. During the latter half of the 20th cent ...
,
Ripabottoni
Ripabottoni 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 644 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: ...
,
San Giuliano di Puglia
San Giuliano di Puglia is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Campobasso, in the region of Molise, in Italy.
Even though it is now part of Molise, its name still recalls its former administrative and cultural association with the region ...
.
Near Sant'Elia are the ruins of the mediaeval Castello di Pianisi, first mentioned in documents of the second half of the thirteenth century. It is not known how or when the castle was destroyed.
Transportation
Sant'Elia a Pianisi is served by a railway station, the
Ripabottoni-S:Elia railway station, on the
Termoli-Campobasso and
Termoli–Venafro line.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Molise
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