Ururi ( Arbërisht: ''Rùri'') is an

Arbëreshë Arbën/Arbër, from which derived Arbënesh/Arbëresh originally meant all Albanians, until the 18th century. Today it is used for different groups of Albanian origin, including: * Arbër (given name), an Albanian masculine given name * Arbëresh ...

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 ...

'' in the

Province of Campobasso A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

, in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

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 ...

. Ururi developed in the late 16th century settlement when Albanian military captain

Teodoro Crescia Teodoro Crescia (d. 1593) was an Albanian stradioti captain in the Habsburg armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Crown of Spain (Kingdom of Naples) in the reign of Emperor Charles V and Philip II. Military The Crescia family had a long tr ...

gained a feud for the annual sum of 300 ducats in a depopulated area near Larino. Until 1583, it was repopulated with many Albanian families. Ururi borders the following municipalities:

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 ...

Montorio nei Frentani Montorio nei Frentani (Campobassan dialect: Mundòrj) is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Campobasso (Molise), in Southern Italy. Churches *Santa Maria Assunta Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Sain ...

Rotello Rotello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. Rotello borders the following municipalities: Montelongo, Montorio nei Frentani, San Martino in Pensilis, ...

San Martino in Pensilis San Martino in Pensilis is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.The settlement was formerly inhabited by an Arbëreshë community, who have since assimilat ...

Transportation

Ururi is served by a railway station, the

Ururi-Rotello railway station The Ururi-Rotello station is the railway station serving the municipalities of Ururi and Rotello Rotello is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. Rotel ...

, on the Termoli-Campobasso and Termoli–Venafro line. The station, however, has been closed for a few years and does not have passenger service.

References

Bibliography

* Arbëresh settlements Cities and towns in Molise {{Molise-geo-stub