Bojano

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Bojano
Comune di Bojano
Coat of arms of Bojano
Location of Bojano
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St. Bartholomew
Saint dayAugust 25
WebsiteOfficial website

Bojano or Boiano is a town and comune in the province of Campobasso, Molise, south-central Italy.

History

Originally named Bovianum, it was settled by the 7th century BC. As the capital of the

Social War, when it was a temporary capital (89 BC). It was sacked by Sulla
.

It was colonized under both the triumvirates, and by Vespasian, who settled veterans of Legio XI Claudia (whence the name Bovianum Undecumanorum, to distinguish it from Bovianum Vetus), and remained an important centre into late antiquity.

After the

Historia Langobardorum writing after the year 787 says that in his time Bulgars still inhabited the area, and that even though they speak "Latin", "they have not forsaken the use of their own tongue".[3]
In later times they had evidently become completely assimilated.

After two centuries marked by Saracen attacks, in the mid-11th century Bojano was conquered by the Hauteville Normans, becoming a fief of Raoul de Moulins, a companion to Robert Guiscard. The city became a county capital.

The city was destroyed by a long series of earthquakes, the last occurring in 1913.

Main sights

The remains of

Cyclopean walls
can be seen on the heights above the modern town. Other attractions include:

  • The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew (11th century), several times damaged by earthquakes. The apse is still in Norman style.
  • The church of Sts. Erasmus and Marinus, with a noteworthy Gothic portal.
  • The Hermitage of St. Egidius, on a 1,025-metre-high (3,363 ft) mountain in the neighbourhood.
  • The remains of the Norman Castle.

Frazioni

Alifana, Campi Marzi, Castellone, Chiovitti, Ciccagne, Civita Superiore, Codacchio, Colacci, Collalto, Cucciolene, Fonte delle Felci, Imperato, Limpiilli, Majella, Malatesta, Monteverde, Mucciarone, Pallotta, Petrilli, Pietre Cadute, Pinciere, Pitoscia, Pitti, Prusciello, Rio Freddo, Santa Maria dei Rivoli, Sant'Antonio Abate, Taddeo, Tilli Tilli.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Diaconis, Paulus (787). Historia Langobardorum. Monte Cassino, Italy. Book V chapter 29. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17.

Sources

  • De Benedittis, G. (1977). Bovianum ed il suo territorio.

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