Montemitro is a town with a medieval structure of Croatian origin, located in the heart of Molise and from its altitude it is possible to admire mountains and sea. Clean Air, sounds of nature and ancient traditions kept up to our days.

In the center of the hamlet, a ground floor apartment with independent entrance is for sale.

The location is central with a parking area a 20 meters; a 2 km a restaurant with the lake; a 5 km a Social Farm that offers therapeutic courses, educational and recreational; picnic areas; a 20 minutes from the Sanctuary of Santa Maria di Canneto.
The apartment is completely renovated and is sold furnished. Aimed at tourist rental, enjoys excellent reviews.

Composition: access from the terrace, entrance-living-dining room, 3 bedrooms, disengagement, a bathroom with shower, small attic, cellar

Surfaces: home 92 m

Household utilities: water, energia elettrica, methane gas, Connection to municipal sewer

Features: fall protection windows and balconies, armored doors with emergency exit, emergency lights, pellet stove, windows with Venetian blinds, renovated cellar with laundry and autoclave, terrace with awning

Class energetica: F

Price: 55000 treatable

Distances: town center, from the Adriatic sea San Salvo 26 km, from ski resort 60 km, Pescara airport 100 km, Roma aeroporto 250 Km

History

Montemitro, in the local dialect called Troublesome, it is one of the Slavic settlements in Italy. Together with Acquaviva Collecroce and San Felice del Molise it is the Croatian colony founded by Dalmatian refugees who repopulated some towns in Molise in the 15th century.

The existence of Montemitro, But, it is documented in an earlier period; the first news dates back to 1024 when the Benedictines in their Chronicle of Cassino Monastery refer to the Marenda del Castello de Monte Metulo. It is later identified as mountain mussels (1150-1278), Mons Miletus (1328), then again Monte Mitulo, Monte Mirto up to, through Montemitolo or Montemitoli, to the current name of Montemitro.

It is therefore certain the presence of a settlement prior to the coming of the Croatians. These to escape the Ottoman invasion and to repopulate the Molise lands devastated by earthquakes and epidemics, they were called and hosted by local rulers and the Church from the end of the 15th century.

The ancient Dalmatian dialect is still spoken in this country today, detto ‘on-our. Based on historical and linguistic studies, it is believed that the area of ​​origin of the ancient settlers is that of the coastal area or the immediate hinterland between the Cetina and Neretva rivers. Probably their first settlement in the territory of Montemitro was that in the locality of Selo, that in Croatian it means country, village, about 3 km from the current town.

Monuments

• Parish church of Saint Lucia: it is located in the center of the village . The church has a beautiful Gothic side portal, from the mid-thirteenth century, pointed arch with acanthus leaf moldings. The church was built in the 18th century with donations from the local population. The church has a rectangular plan, the Gothic side portal is still old, the facade is very crushed by the presence of the bell tower, the small entrance portal is decorated with an undular molding, broken in the center. The interior with a single nave, decorated with neoclassical stuccoes, it has two side niches with statues of saints, at the main altar there are two other side niches, with the processional statue of the Saint and that of the Immaculate Conception, in addition, a painting of Saint Lucia is preserved at the main altar, inspired by the Neapolitan school of the Vaccaro.
• Chapel of Saint Lucia Virgin and Martyr: it is located in the south area approx 3 Km from the town, near a wood. The church built in the 1930s, by local inhabitants and neighboring villages, it is a pilgrimage destination on the first Sunday in albis. it is a very simple chapel with a hut layout, in stone not hewn, with sloping roof.

Economy

Crafts

Among the more traditional activities are those handcrafted, which although not widespread as in the past have not completely disappeared, and are distinguished by the art of weaving by hand aimed at making blankets and rough cloths.

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