| Rionero Sannitico | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Molise | |
| Territory | Molise Apennines | |
| Altitude | 1,051 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 29.22 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 1.118 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Rioneresi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0865 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 86087 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Mariano (April 30) | |
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Rionero Sannitico is a center of the Molise.
To know
The town is of significant importance given that the ideal geographical border between central and southern Italy is located near the Rionero Sannitico pass.
Geographical notes
On the heights ofIsernino inMolise Apennines is 12 km from Castel di Sangro, 26 from Isernia, 34 from Pescolanciano, 36 from Venafro, 46 from Agnone.
Background
Passed under the power of several families in the late Middle Ages-early Renaissance, Rionero initially served as a feudal center, as well as other nearby towns. The Carafa family, the family that has most influenced the development of the area since the birth of the town, have left indelible marks, still visible today through the castle - left to ruin by the current owners - and the adjacent church, dating back to the seventeenth century, which is also in very precarious conditions due to wars and more or less intense seismic movements.
How to orient yourself
Rionero Sannitico: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal territory also includes the hamlets of Casabona, Castiglione, Collefava, Le Canala, Le Martine, Le Vigne, Montalto, Predalve, San Mariano and Vernali.
How to get
By plane
- Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO), Via dell 'Fiumicino Airport, 320, ☎ 39 06 65951.
- Naples Capodichino Airport (NAP), Viale F. Ruffo di Calabria, 80144 Naples NA, ☎ 39 081 7896111.
- Pescara airport (Abruzzo International Airport), Via Tiburtina Km 229.100, ☎ 39 085 4324201.
By car
Adriatic Highway A14
Adriatic Highway A14- from the north follow the direction of Rome, take the A 25 motorway, exit towards Bussi /Peoples, follow the signs for L'Aquila (A 24), continue on the SS 17, cross Popoli, SS 652 in the direction of Venafro, continue on the SS 17 up to Rionero Sannitico.
- 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 SS 17 and follow signs for Rionero Sannitico.
Autostrada del Sole A1 Rome - Naples
Autostrada del Sole A1 Rome - Naples- from the north exit at San Vittore, follow the direction Venafro on the SS 6, in Venafro continue on the SS 85, follow the direction Montaquila/Roccaraso, turn onto the SS 158 in the direction of Roccaraso, take the SS 652, continue on the SS 17 up to Rionero Sannitico.
- from the south exit at Caianello, follow the signs for Isernia, SS 85, follow the direction Montaquila/Roccaraso, turn onto the SS 158 in the direction of Roccaraso, take the SS 652, continue on the SS 17 up to Rionero Sannitico.
- From Isernia take the SP 21, continue on the SS 17 towards Forlì del Sannio, Rionero Sannitico.
- From Campobasso take the SS 87 (state road Bifernina), near Vinchiaturo continue on the SS 17 and follow the signs for Rionero Sannitico.
On the train
Railway station of Isernia where the lines cross:
Railway station of - Connections to Castelpetroso by bus.
By bus
The main public transport companies operating in the Molise area are the following
- Lariviera bus lines [1]
- SATI bus lines [2]
- Molise Trasporti bus lines [3]
- Autoservizi F.lli Cerella: For connections to Isernia from Rome and from Naples
How to get around
What see
- Church of San Bartolomeo apostolo. The Mother Church was rebuilt in 1717 and represents the greatest artistic example among the buildings that survived the war and earthquakes. Inside there are still some frescoes, of undoubted historical and artistic value, dating back to the eighteenth century. Of other frescoes severely damaged by the 1984 earthquake, only a few photographs remain unfortunately.
- The previous temple was dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta in cielo, as can be deduced from documents of 1656, a period of plague. On the central portal stands the statue of San Bartolomeo. The bell tower has an oriental dome.
- Ducal Palace (Castle). We have reliable news of Rionero at least since 1039 when, immediately after the death of the emperor Conrad, it was usurped by the Borrellos who on that occasion, as the Chronicle of the Monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno tells us, showed a ferocity that could not be seen. from the time of the Saracen massacre of 881. During the Norman dominion it was given as a fief to some local lords and in the mid-twelfth century to Oderisio de Rigo Nigro who held it together with a part of Montenero, Fara and Civitavecchia which together were worth an income that forced him to support two soldiers in the 'army. Oderisio also held the fiefs of Collalto and Castiglione which today are sparsely inhabited hamlets of Rionero, while Montalto belonged at that time to Berardo son of Ottone. After having been part of the lands of S. Vincenzo, nothing is known of the first non-ecclesiastical feudal lords.
- The original structure of the keep remains, which still holds a cistern in its underground part that collected all the rainwater with a system of canalizations. The various levels are still connected by a valuable, albeit simple, spiral staircase entirely in stone which was most likely built when the keep was transformed into a sort of secondary entrance with the opening of a door in direct contact with the external public space. .
- Trinity Church. It was formerly owned by the Gambaroro family of Manfredonia. It preserves an altar in precious marble.
- Church of San Mariano. Construction with a single nave erected in honor of San Mariano and San Giacomo, patrons of the town.
Events and parties
- Feast of the patron saint San Mariano.
April 30. The patronal feast commemorates San Mariano and the co-patron San Giacomo; a procession is held from Rionero Sannitico to S. Mariano. The event sees the participation of many pilgrims, also coming from the surrounding municipalities, who go to bathe and quench their thirst in the "miraculous" water of the fountain located below the chapel.
April 30. The patronal feast commemorates San Mariano and the co-patron San Giacomo; a procession is held from Rionero Sannitico to S. Mariano. The event sees the participation of many pilgrims, also coming from the surrounding municipalities, who go to bathe and quench their thirst in the "miraculous" water of the fountain located below the chapel.What to do
Shopping
The territory offers an exceptional production of black truffles, which far exceeds the most prized white truffle in quantity.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 The Host of Vota Carrozza, Via Roma, ☎ 39 389 9981792.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 [link not working]Pablo hotel, Via Roma, 120, ☎ 39 0865 848117.
Safety
Pharmacy
- 1 Musco, Via Roma, ☎ 39 0865 848238.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 2 Italian post, via Roma 98, ☎ 39 0865 848149.
Around
- Castel di Sangro - It was a Roman city, then a fief of the Borrellos; the ruins of the medieval castle and the nearby megalithic walls testify to the past greatness of port of Abruzzo.
- Isernia - Among the first documented Paleolithic settlements in Europe, it was then a flourishing Samnite city, capital of the Italic League, later a Roman Municipium. Its millennial past has left it with an important monumental heritage that extends up to the pre-Roman era, as well as very important prehistoric finds.
- Venafro - His long membership in the Campania. City of the Samnites, later a Roman colony, the vestiges of the empire flanked by an important medieval urban heritage, in which the numerous churches, unfortunately in large numbers, stand out.
Itineraries
- Castles in the province of Isernia - There are numerous manors of theMolise Apennines in the countries ofUpper Molise, ofIsernino he was born in Venafrano. Some are in ruins due to war or earthquakes; others have been recovered; many have a military aspect, with little or no external architectural evolution of transformation into a stately home.
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