San Felice del Molise

Comune di San Felice del Molise
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Comune di San Felice del Molise Location of Comune di San Felice del Molise in Italy Comune di San Felice del Molise Comune di San Felice del Molise (Molise)
Coordinates: 41°53′N 14°42′E
Country	Italy
Region	Molise
Province	Campobasso (CB)
Government
• Mayor	August 30
Area
• Total	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	813
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	86030
Dialing code	0874
Saint day	Saint Felice Martyr

San Felice del Molise (also called Štifilić or Filić) is a small town in the province of Campobasso in the Molise region of Italy, near the Trigno river.

Like Acquaviva Collecroce and Montemitro, San Felice del Molise is home to a community of Molisian Croats, most of whom speak a particular Croatian dialect (they call it simply naš jezik, or "our language") as well as Italian.

Notes

• Held by the Normans in the 11th century; the Norman Chapel of San Felice is still extant.
• The major church is Santa Maria di Costantinopoli.
• The patron saint is .
• Local holidays:
  • April 7: 'Festa del castello
  • May 10: Santa Maria di Costantinopoli
  • May 30: San Felice Papa
  • August 30: San Felice Martire
• The language of the three cities is considered an endangered diaspora language.

External links

• UNESCO Red Book on endangered languages and dialects: Europe