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
Comune di San Giovanni in Galdo
Italic temple.
Coat of arms of San Giovanni in Galdo
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San Giovanni in Galdo is located in Italy
San Giovanni in Galdo
San Giovanni in Galdo
Location of San Giovanni in Galdo in Italy
San Giovanni in Galdo is located in Molise
San Giovanni in Galdo
San Giovanni in Galdo
San Giovanni in Galdo (Molise)
Coordinates: 41°35′N 14°45′E / 41.583°N 14.750°E / 41.583; 14.750
CountryItaly
RegionMolise
ProvinceCampobasso (CB)
Government
 • MayorMario Piunno
Area
 • Total19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation
552 m (1,811 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017[2])[3]
 • Total555
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
DemonymSangiovannari
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
86010
Dialing code0874
WebsiteOfficial website

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

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Sanniti San Giovanni in Galdo Tempio Area Sacra Sannio".
  6. ^ 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.