San Giovanni in Galdo
San Giovanni in Galdo | |
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Comune di San Giovanni in Galdo | |
Coordinates: 41°35′N 14°45′E / 41.583°N 14.750°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Molise |
Province | Campobasso (CB) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mario Piunno |
Area | |
• Total | 19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 555 |
• Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sangiovannari |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 86010 |
Dialing code | 0874 |
Website | Official website |
San Giovanni in Galdo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region of Molise, located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Campobasso.
San Giovanni in Galdo borders the following municipalities: Campobasso, Campodipietra, Campolieto, Matrice, Monacilioni, Toro. San Giovanni in Galdo is home to many families that emigrated to America in the early 1900s. Families with the surnames of DiCesare,Trotta, DeMaioribus, Marino, Santone and Di'Orio.
Main sights[edit]
San Giovanni in Galdo is the site of a Samnitic sanctuary atop Colle Rimontato (709 meters a.s.l.).[4] Excavated between 1974 and 1976, the sanctuary took the form of a frontal Italic podium temple surrounded by a portico.[5] The ritual activity at the sanctuary was confine to a limited area, likely indicating that the temple served a discrete, local population.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Purcell, N., DARMC, R. Talbert, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker (19 February 2019). "Places: 433086 (S. Giovanni in Galdo)". Pleiades. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sanniti San Giovanni in Galdo Tempio Area Sacra Sannio".
- ^ Tesse Dieder Stek (2009). Cult Places and Cultural Change in Republican Italy: A Contextual Approach to Religious Aspects of Rural Society After the Roman Conquest. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 79–106. ISBN 978-90-8964-177-9.