San Felice del Molise
San Felice del Molise | |
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| 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)[2] | |
• 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
Twin towns — Sister cities
San Felice del Molise is twinned with:
External links
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- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.