Sepino
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Country | Italy | |
region | Molise | |
province | Campobasso (CB) | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 24 ' N , 14 ° 37' E | |
height | 698 m slm | |
surface | 62.6 km² | |
Residents | 1,833 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 29 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 86017 | |
prefix | 0874 | |
ISTAT number | 070075 | |
Popular name | Sepinesi | |
Patron saint | Christina von Bolsena (January 8th) | |
Website | Sepino | |
Panorama of Sepino |
Sepino is an Italian municipality with 1833 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Campobasso in Molise and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy). The municipality is located about 13 kilometers south-southwest of Campobasso on the Tammaro and borders directly on the province of Benevento ( Campania ).
history
The Samnites founded the city of Saepinum here , which was conquered by the Romans in 293 BC. The city was abandoned at the beginning of the Middle Ages for unknown reasons and was only re-established later. The ancient Saepinum was the seat of a bishop. However, only the bishop Proculeiano is known , who was present at a Roman synod around 500. The titular bishopric of Sepino has existed since 2009 .
traffic
The Strada Statale 87 Sannitica leads through the municipality from Benevento to Termoli . Sepino train station is on the Benevento – Campobasso railway line .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed September 8, 2017 (Italian).