San Felice del Molise

San Felice del Molise
Comune
Comune di San Felice del Molise
Coat of arms
Location of San Felice del Molise
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)
Demonym	Sanfeliciani
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 and comune 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.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Twin towns — Sister cities

San Felice del Molise is twinned with:

• Omiš, Croatia

External links

• UNESCO Red Book on endangered languages and dialects: Europe