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Petrella Tifernina

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Country
  
Italy

Dialing code
  
0874

Area
  
26.52 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:11 PM

Region
  
Molise

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Patron saint
  
San Giorgio

Postal code
  
86024

Province
  
Province of Campobasso

Dialling code
  
0874

Petrella Tifernina

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Province of Campobasso (CB)

Weather
  
16°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 34% Humidity

Petrella Tifernina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,280 and an area of 26.4 square kilometres (10.2 sq mi).

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Map of 86024 Petrella Tifernina Province of Campobasso, Italy

Petrella Tifernina borders the following municipalities: Castellino del Biferno, Limosano, Lucito, Matrice, Montagano.

Campo Sportivo

The "Campo Sportivo" is located at the base of this village. It has a parking lot, a bar/convenience store, as well as a sports complex. It has generally replaced the village's piazza as the main gathering place for its residents.

Emigration

Since the end of World War II until the 1970s, the town's population declined considerable due to emigration. The places of choice for these emigrants were the Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto.

People

  • Giovanni Di Stefano was born in Petrella in 1955.
  • Petrella is also a surname within the United States.
  • References

    Petrella Tifernina Wikipedia