Comune di Campobasso
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Campobasso in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Molise
Province	Campobasso (CB)
Mayor	Giuseppe Di Fabio (since June 14, 2004)
Elevation	700 m (2,297 ft)
Area	55 km² (21 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
- Total	51,633
- Density	939/km² (2,432/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	41°34′N 14°40′E
Gentilic	Campobassani
Dialing code	0874
Postal code	86100
Frazioni	Santo Stefano
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- Day	April 23
Website: www.comune.campobasso.it

Campobasso (Campobassan Dialect: Kambuàš) is the capital city of the Molise region in Italy. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by the Sannio and Matese mountains. The Biferno is a river of Molise, in southern Italy. Its source is in the Comune of Bojano and during the first few kilometres List of Italian DOC wines, in alphabetical order by region the wine-making regions of Italy are equivalent to its twenty administrative regions, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol The Matese Mountains form part of the Italian Apennines and straddle two regions ( Molise and Campania) and four provinces ( Campobasso

Bell tower of the S. Bartolomeo Church in the Medieval Historical center of Campobasso.

Campobasso is renowned for the craftmanship of blades (including scissors and knives), historically documented since the 14th century. A blade is the flat part of a Tool, Weapon, or Machine (such as a fan) that normally has a cutting edge and/or pointed end typically made Scissors are hand operated cutting instruments consisting of a pair of Metal Blades connected in such a way that the blades meet and cut materials placed A knife is a handheld sharp-edged instrument consisting of handle attached to a Blade used for cutting It also famous for the production of pears and scamorza (cheese). A pear is a pomaceous Fruit produced by a tree of Genus Pyrus. Scamorza is an Italian cow's milk Cheese. It can also be made of other milks but that is less common

History

The origins of Campobasso are still disputed. According to the most agreed theory, the city was founded before the 8th century as a fortified camp by the Lombards, on the steep of the hill where a castle is. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from The original name was Campus vassorum, meaning the city was in origin the seat of the vassals of the Duke of Spoleto. A vassal (also called feodary or fedary) in the terminology that both preceded and accompanied the feudalism of Medieval Europe, The dukes of Spoleto were rulers of Spoleto and most of Central Italy outside the Papal States during the Early and High Middle Ages

After the Norman conquest of Southern Italy, Campobasso lost its connotation of a defensive strongpoint and gained a role as a trading and administration centre. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France.

From 1330 to 1745 the city was ruled by the Monforte-Gambatesa, who built the castle and established a mint. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Later it was ruled by the Di Capua, Gonzaga, Vitagliano, Carafa and Romano families. The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. Carafa (alternate spelling Caraffa) is the name of a prominent Neapolitan family of Italian nobles, Clergy, and men of arts

In 1763 the citizens abandoned the old city and settled in the lower valley. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The current city was expanded in 1814 by the King of Naples Joachim Murat, and lies on the Campo Basso ("Low field"). Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The following is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of Naples. Joachim-Napoléon Murat (born Joachim Murat) ( Gioacchino Napoleone Murat) ( March 25 1767 &ndash October 13 1815)

In the October and November 1943 Campobasso was the centre of fights between the Allies and German troops. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Several buildings and plant were destroyed, and 38 citizens were killed. In 1995 the city received the Bronze Medal for Civil Valour for the harsh work made by the Campobassani to clean all territory from dangerous unexploded warheads, a work that lasted well into 1948. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

Main sights

The main attraction of Campobasso is the Castello Monforte, built in 1450 by the local ruler Nicola II Monforte, over Lombard of Norman ruins. The castle has Guelph merlons and lies on a commanding point, where traces of ancient settlements (including Samnite walls) have been found. The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy A merlon, in Architecture, forms the solid part of an embattled Parapet, sometimes pierced by Embrasures The word comes from the The current construction is the result of later rebuildings after the earthquakes of 1456 and 1805. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or

Next to the castle is the Chiesa della Madonna del Monte (Santa Maria Maggiore), erected in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1525. It houses a precious wooden statue of the Incoronata from 1334. At the feet of the castle, the church of St. George is probably the most ancient church of Campobasso, built around the year 1000 AD over the ruins of a Pagan temple.

The main church is the Cathedral, or Chiesa della Santissima Trinità (Church of the Holy Trinity), was built in 1504 outside the city walls. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1805 and a new Neoclassical edifice was built in 1829. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century both as a reaction against the Rococo For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display

The church of San Bartolomeo is a Romanesque building from the 11th century, in limestone. Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which The interior has a nave and two aisles.

San Leonardo (14th century) has a façade mixing Gothic and Romanesque elements, and a side mullioned window with vegetables decorations influenced by the Apulian architecture of the period.

Villa de Capoa, recently restored, is a noteworthy garden with statues and a wide variety of vegetable species, including sequoias, Norway Spruces, cypresses and Lebanon Cedars. Sequoia sempervirens is the sole living Species of the Genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly Norway Spruce ( Picea abies) is a species of Spruce native to Europe. The Genus Cupressus is one of several genera within the family Cupressaceae that have the common name cypress; for the others Cedrus libani ( Lebanon Cedar or Cedar of Lebanon) is a species of Cedar native to the mountains of the Mediterranean region

Image gallery

View of the city	Palazzo Municipale	Castello Monforte	Historical re-enactment
Piazza Prefettura	S. Bartolomeo Church in the medieval centre	Gardens of Villa de Capoa	Sfilata dei Misteri
Palazzo del Centro Murattiano	Center of City	Medieval City	Statue in Villa de Capoa