San Giovanni in Galdo
San Giovanni in Galdo | |
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| Comune di San Giovanni in Galdo | |
| Italic temple. | |
San Giovanni in Galdo is located in Italy 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 (Molise) | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′N 14°45′E / 41.583°N 14.750°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Molise |
| Province | Campobasso (CB) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Piunno |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017[1]) | |
• Total | 555 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sangiovannari |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 86010 |
| Dialing code | 0874 |
| Website | Official website |
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 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, Ramacciato, Santone and Di'Orio.
Main sights
San Giovanni in Galdo is the site of a Samnitic sanctuary atop Colle Rimontato (709 meters a.s.l.).[2] Excavated between 1974 and 1976, the sanctuary took the form of a frontal Italic podium temple surrounded by a portico.[3] The ritual activity at the sanctuary was confine to a limited area, likely indicating that the temple served a discrete, local population.[4]
References
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "Sanniti San Giovanni in Galdo Tempio Area Sacra Sannio".
- ↑ 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.
