Palata

Palata
Country	Italy
region	Molise
province	Campobasso (CB)
Coordinates	41 ° 53 ' N , 14 ° 47' E Coordinates: 41 ° 53 '0 " N , 14 ° 47' 0" E
height	520 m slm
surface	43 km²
Residents	1,648 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	38 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	86037
prefix	0875
ISTAT number	070050
Popular name	Palatesi
Patron saint	San Rocco
Website	Palata
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Palata is an Italian commune in the province of Campobasso in the Molise region with 1648 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Palata is located on a hill at 520 m above sea level, about 50 km north of the provincial capital Campobasso and 30 km southwest of the port city of Termoli .

Adjacent municipalities are Acquaviva Collecroce , Guardialfiera , Guglionesi , Larino , Montecilfone , Montenero di Bisaccia and Tavenna .

history

The place is mentioned as a fief of different families from the 12th century. At the beginning of the 16th century, Slavs from Dalmatia settled in Palata. The Molise Slavonic language is now extinct in Palata.

Churches

Santa Maria La Nova - three-aisled parish church in the center of the village, built around 1531 by Dalmatian settlers
Chiesa di San Rocco - Church of the former monastery of San Francesco della Scarpa, built around 1526
Chiesa Santa Giusta - chapel, a few kilometers outside the town center

Regular events

Festa di Sant'Antonio - Festival with the parade of decorated ox carts on June 13th
Festa della Madonna del Carmelo - Marian procession for Thanksgiving on July 16
San Rocco - Feast of the local patron with procession on August 16th

Personalities

Amodio Ricciardi (1756–1835), lawyer, politician and writer

Web links

Commons : Palata - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.