Limosano | |
Official Name: | Comune di Limosano |
Coordinates: | 41.6833°N 51°W |
Region: | Molise |
Province: | Campobasso (CB) |
Mayor: | Angela Amoroso |
Area Total Km2: | 28.27 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 744 |
Population As Of: | 30 November 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Limosanesi |
Elevation M: | 687 |
Postal Code: | 86022 |
Area Code: | 0874 |
Limosano is a comune (municipality) and Latin titular see in the Province of Campobasso in the southern Italian region Molise, located about 14km (09miles) northwest of Campobasso. Limosano borders the following municipalities: Castropignano, Fossalto, Lucito, Montagano, Petrella Tifernina, Ripalimosani, Sant'Angelo Limosano. The village is a medieval town located on a tuff hill.
The town originated in the early Middle Ages around a Lombard castle.
From the mid-19th century through to the mid-20th century thousands emigrated from Limosano to Canada and the United States. A large proportion of the descendants of Limosano, once counting some 3,000 inhabitants, now live in Toronto and the St. Catharines Niagara region of Ontario, Canada.
Limosano was established as a titular see of the Catholic Church on 5 February 2018.