| Oratino | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Molise | |
| Territory | Molise Apennines | |
| Altitude | 795 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 17.89 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 1.668 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Oratinesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0874 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 86010 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Bonifacio (May 14) | |
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Oratino is a center of the Molise.
To know
The town is part of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
Geographical notes
OnMolise Apennines in Central Molise is 8.5 km from Campobasso, 25 from Bojano, 34 from Trivento.
Background
The name of the village was in the twelfth century "Loretinum", becoming in the fifteenth century "Ratino" or "Rateni", hence for linguistic corruption "Loratino" and finally "Oratino". The feudal succession of Oratino was quite complex over the course of the various epochs, and is not characterized by the constant presence of a single family, as happened in other villages. until the end of the fourteenth century it subsequently belonged to: d'Ardicourt, di Lando, di Sus, d'Aquino, Aragona.In the fifteenth century Oratino was of the d'Evoli, then of the Gambatesa counts (until 1495), of the di Capua. Ferrante di Capua sold it to the Rizzo barons of Naples, from which it passed by inheritance to the Caracciolos. In the remainder of the sixteenth century the patricians Coscia of Naples took over. Before 1586 Oratino became the Spanish of Silva, to be alienated in 1630 to Ottavio Vitaliano (killed June 29, 1639), who became Duke of Oratino in 1638. The feud lived a hard period with the homonymous son Ottavio. Antonio Vitaliano (living in 1699), 4th and last Duke of Oratino, sold it to the Giordano, who were appointed Dukes of Oratino (Diploma of 10 August 1729), a title confirmed by the Kingdom of Italy (1882).
How to orient yourself
Oratino: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal territory also includes the hamlet of Cerro-Cappella-Lammerti.
How to get
By plane
- Pescara airport (Abruzzo International Airport), Via Tiburtina Km 229.100 (117 km approximately), ☎ 39 085 4324201.
- Naples Capodichino Airport (NAP), Viale F. Ruffo di Calabria, 80144 Naples NA (Approximately 167 km), ☎ 39 081 7896111.
- Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO), Via dell 'Fiumicino Airport, 320, ☎ 39 06 65951.
By car
Adriatic Highway A14:
Adriatic Highway A14:- from the north in the direction of Pescara go out to Termoli, follow the direction Campobasso/Larino, take the SS 87 (Bifernina state road), continue on the SS 647, turn onto the SP 169 in the direction of Oratino (SP 41).
- from the south follow the direction Pescara, continue on the A16 motorway, follow the direction Benevento, in Benevento continue on the SS 88, exit at Campobasso, take the SS 87 (state road Bifernina) in the direction of Campobasso/Isernia, continue on the SS 17 always in the direction of Campobasso, continue on the SS 647 in the direction of Termoli, take the direction for Oratino (SP 41).
Autostrada del Sole A1: exit at Caianello or San Vittore, continue towards Campobasso, SS 17, then SS 647, continue towards Oratino (SP 41).- From Campobasso take the provincial road 41 in the direction of Oratino.
Autostrada del Sole A1: exit at Caianello or San Vittore, continue towards Campobasso, SS 17, then SS 647, continue towards Oratino (SP 41).On the train
Railway station of Campobasso approximately 8.5 km.
Railway station of Connections to Oratino by bus with the "Lariviera" bus lines.
By bus
The main public transport companies operating in the Molise area are the following:- Autolinee C.L.P. S.p.A., ☎ 39 081 5311707, 39 081 5312424, @[email protected]. Direct connection from Naples to Campomarino and Termoli
- Lariviera bus lines.
- SATI bus lines.
- Molise Trasporti bus lines.
The main public transport companies operating in the Molise area are the following:How to get around
What see
Church of Santa Maria Assunta
- Giordano Palace. This house was built in the 15th century (second half). Some historians indicate the end of the eighteenth century as the epoch of foundation, on commission of the feudal lords who gave the building its name. To testify the fifteenth-century origin of the manor, and its belonging to the previous feudal lords of Oratino, there is the memory of the moat and the presence of four corner towers, characterized by battlements, demolished by Duke Giuseppe Giordano to modernize the palace according to the eighteenth-century taste . In 1805 an earthquake damaged the house: the north-eastern portion was rebuilt from scratch. Above the main entrance there is the stone vault of the "cross" place: the archivolt is embellished with sculpted acanthus leaves. The internal courtyard is surrounded by a portico.
- Tower. The tower is located on a rocky spur near Oratino, precisely called "La Rocca", and is what remains of a medieval castle and adjoining village, which collapsed in the earthquake of 1456. square plan, it is about 12 meters high, and has the usual door high above the ground.
- 1 Church of Santa Maria Assunta. The recently restored parish church of Santa Maria Assunta has stylistic presences between the 13th and 18th centuries. In the vault of the central nave a fresco depicting the Assumption was found and restored, a work signed and dated by the painter Ciriaco Brunetti in 1791.
- Church of Santa Maria di Loreto. The eighteenth century church has decorations inside (unfortunately damaged by bad restorations) of the brothers Ciriaco and Stanislao Brunetti dated 1757. During the restoration work, carried out on the monument by the Superintendence for Architectural Heritage of Campobasso, the remains of a medieval cult building have come to light. The central altar setting and traces of the original terracotta flooring have been found of this typical country church.
- Subsequently the church became three naves with an almost square plan (Neapolitan palms 47 and 1/3 long and 49 and 1/3 wide), with a wooden coffered ceiling and central step to access the presbytery. There were three altars, the central one dedicated to the Madonna del Loreto, the left one dedicated to S. Rocco and the right one to S. Sebastiano. In 1716 the current facade was built while in 1718 the vaults on the internal naves were created. Between 1728 and 1757 the church was considerably enlarged in length (practically all the current presbytery). In 1757 Ciriaco and Stanilslao Brunetti, well-known local painters, finished painting the vault of the central nave while the works of the side vaults were completed in 1790.
Events and parties
- Boil.
January 17. Lighting a large fire with the distribution of "Boiled", a dish based on legumes and cereals - Z 'seca la Vecchia. Tradition that takes place on the day of mid-Lent and consists in reciting a village satire that is represented by improvised comic actors who ironize on the meaning of sexual intercourse and the pleasures of life in general, of which in the period of Lent we should deprive ourselves.
- Festival of San Bonifacio. May 13. Patron of Oratino. Celebrations in the square.
- Feast of the Fault. December 24th. There Fault is a huge bundle of reeds about 14 meters long with a diameter of over a meter that on Christmas Eve is carried on the shoulders of more than fifty Oratinesi from the entrance of the village to the front of the churchyard of S. Maria Assunta where it is raised and then set on fire. : The realization of the event involves a long and tiring period of preparation. The reeds are collected, as well as in the area, also in the fields of neighboring countries facing. Cleaned and carefully selected, we then proceed to the long phase of the composition to set the numerous bundles of reeds.
January 17. Lighting a large fire with the distribution of "Boiled", a dish based on legumes and cerealsWhat to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Olmicello restaurant, Via Regina Margherita, 48, ☎ 39 0874 38285.
- 2 La Taverna del Duca restaurant, Piazza Giordano, 18, ☎ 39 0874 38112.
- 3 La Roccia Restaurant, Contrada Peschiatura, ☎ 39 0874 38223.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 B&B Il Solitario del Sannio, Piazza Giordano, 31 / A, ☎ 39 0874 38433.
- 2 B&B Pagliarelle, Via Circonvallazione S. Bonifacio, 1, ☎ 39 0874 38393.
- 3 B&B Il Vigneto, Contrada Lenze, 6, ☎ 39 0874 38453.
Safety
Pharmacy
- 1 Fratipietro, Piazza Giordano, 25, ☎ 39 0874 38455.
How to keep in touch
- 2 Italian post, Corso Umberto I, 22, ☎ 39 0874 38130.
Around
- Campobasso - The old city develops on a hill around the castle in a dominant position. The modern city has developed in the plan. It is the most populous center of Molise, of which it is the regional capital.
- Bojano - It was a powerful Samnite city, then a Roman center. In the Middle Ages it became an episcopal seat. It retains a beautiful old town full of churches, as well as the cathedral.
- Trivento - Ancient bishopric, in its cathedral the crypt of particular historical-architectural value dating back to the 11th-12th century is preserved.
- Larino - City with a remarkable past, it boasts a beautiful medieval village; its cathedral is among the best monuments of Molise. After Termoli is the most important center of attraction in the Molise coast.
