Baranello

Comune in Molise, Italy

Location of Baranello

41°32′N 14°33′E / 41.533°N 14.550°E / 41.533; 14.550CountryItalyRegionMoliseProvinceCampobasso (CB)Government

• MayorMarco MaioArea

^[1]

• Total24.8 km² (9.6 sq mi)Elevation

610 m (2,000 ft)Population

(30 November 2017)^[2]

• Total2,620 • Density110/km² (270/sq mi)DemonymBaranellesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

86011

Dialing code0874WebsiteOfficial website

Baranello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Campobasso. This town draws its name as a derivative of Monte Vairano which was a hilltop Samnite^[3] village and now is an archeological site.

Baranello borders the following municipalities: Busso, Colle d'Anchise, Spinete, Vinchiaturo.

People

Piero Niro, Italian composer and classical pianist, was born in Baranello.^[4]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ SAMNITES AND SAMNIUM – History and Archaeology
^ Cresti, Renzo (ed.) (1999). "Niro, Piero". Enciclopedia italiana dei compositori contemporanei, Vol. 2, p. 226. Pagano (in Italian)