Sant'Elena Sannita 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 Isernia The province of Isernia () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Molise region of Italy. The provincial capital is the city Isernia and the president of the province is Alfredo Ricci. The province of Isernia has an area of and a population o ...

in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * 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 ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

region

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 ...

, located about west 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 ...

and about east of

Isernia Isernia () is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Molise, and the capital of the province of Isernia. Geography Situated on a rocky crest rising from between the Carpino and the Sordo rivers, the plan of Isernia still refl ...

.The settlement was formerly inhabited by 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 *Arbëres ...

community, who have since assimilated. Sant'Elena Sannita borders the following municipalities:

Bojano Bojano or Boiano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Campobasso, Molise, south-central Italy. History Originally named Bovianum, it was settled by the 7th century BC. As the capital of the Pentri, a tribe of the Samnites, it played a majo ...

Casalciprano Casalciprano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about west of Campobasso. Casalciprano borders the following municipalities: Busso, Castropignano Castropignano is a ''comune'' (mun ...

Frosolone Frosolone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italy, Italian region Molise, located about west of Campobasso and about east of Isernia. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy" ...

, Macchiagodena,

Spinete Spinete is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about west of Campobasso. Spinete borders the following municipalities: Baranello, Bojano, Busso, Casalciprano, Colle d'Anchise, Sant'Ele ...

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