Montemitro (also called Mundimitar) is a small town and comune in the province of Campobasso in the Molise region of Italy, near the Trigno river.
Montemitro | |
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| Comune di Montemitro | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Montemitro  | |
  Montemitro Location of Montemitro in Italy  Montemitro Montemitro (Molise) | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′N 14°39′E / 41.883°N 14.650°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Molise |
| Province | Campobasso (CB) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sergio Sammartino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 468 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montemitrani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 86030 |
| Dialing code | 0874 |
| Patron saint | St. Lucy |
| Saint day | Last Friday of May |
| Website | Official website |
Like Acquaviva Collecroce and San Felice del Molise, Montemitro 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.
Culture edit
Montemitro was granted an Honorary Consulate by Croatia.
The patron saint of Montemitro is Saint Lucia; the church dedicated to her is the church of Santa Lucia Vergine e Martire. However, the town does not celebrate the feast of Saint Lucia on its customary date (December 13), but rather on the first and last Fridays of May. This honors the crossing of the Adriatic Sea to Italy in the 15th century by the town's ancestors; they are believed to have carried a statue of Saint Lucia with them, arriving in Italy on a Friday in May.
The language of the three cities is considered an endangered diaspora language.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- UNESCO Red Book on endangered languages and dialects: Europe
- The coat of arms of Montemitro
- Mundimitar.it
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