Venafro

Venafro
Country	Italy
region	Molise
province	Isernia  (IS)
Coordinates	41 ° 29 '  N , 14 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 29 '0 "  N , 14 ° 3' 0"  E
height	222  m slm
surface	41.57 km²
Residents	11,209 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	270 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	86079
prefix	0865
ISTAT number	094052
Popular name	Venafrani
Patron saint	Nicandro, Marciano and Daria (June 17th)
Website	Venafro
Panorama of Venafro

Venafro is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 11,209 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Isernia in the Molise region .

geography

The municipality borders directly on the provinces of Caserta and Frosinone . Venafro is located 20 kilometers southwest of Isernia in the Volturno valley .

The districts include Ceppagna, Le Noci and Vallecupa.

The neighboring municipalities are Capriati a Volturno ( CE ), Ciorlano (CE), Conca Casale , Mignano Monte Lungo (CE), Pozzilli , San Pietro Infine (CE), San Vittore del Lazio ( FR ) and Sesto Campano .

history

Today's Venafro goes back to the ancient Samnite settlement Venafrum , of which, among other things, the remains of an amphitheater have been preserved, which held 3,500 seats and is about 60 meters in diameter.

Until 1852 Venafro was the seat of the bishopric of the diocese of the same name , which became part of the diocese of Isernia-Venafro .

Attractions

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  Panoramic view

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  The cathedral

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  Chiesa di San Francesco

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  Torre del Mercato

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  Torre del Mercato

traffic

Venafro is at a junction of Strada statale 6 Via Casilina from Rome to Pastorano . The SS 6 Dir meets the Strada Statale 85 Venafrana . There is a train station on the line from Vairano - Caianello to Isernia. From this route there is a junction to San Vittore del Lazio .

Town twinning

• Cēsis , Latvia
• Cassino , Frosinone Province

sons and daughters of the town

• Claudio Palumbo (* 1965), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Trivento

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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