San Giovanni in Galdo
| San Giovanni in Galdo | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di San Giovanni in Galdo | ||
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Italic temple. | ||
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  San Giovanni in Galdo Location of San Giovanni in Galdo in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 41°35′N 14°45′E / 41.583°N 14.750°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Molise | |
| Province | Campobasso (CB) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Eugenio Salvatore Fiorilli | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi) | |
| Population (28 February 2010[1]) | ||
| • Total | 654 | |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) | |
| Demonym | Sangiovannari | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| 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 Trotta, DeMaioribus, Marino, Santone and Di'Orio.
Italic sanctuary
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. "Places: 433086 (S. Giovanni in Galdo)". Pleiades. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.sanniti.info/sangioga.html
- ↑ 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. 106–. ISBN 978-90-8964-177-9.