Agnone

Agnone is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 5177 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Isernia in Molise. The community is located about 26 kilometers northeast of the provincial capital of Isernia and about 37 kilometers northwest of Campobasso. The municipality is situated on the rivers Verrino and Sangro. It is immediately adjacent to the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region.

History

The municipality was in ancient settlement area of ​​the Samnites. Approximately 8 kilometers north of Agnone was an important city of Pentrians, probably the most important tribe of the Samnites. The former ancient city of Aquilonia, which was located on the site of the present Agnone, was destroyed by Rome under Lucius Papirius cursor around 293 BC. Still from the 3rd century BC dates the board of Agnone.

This bronze plaque is written in the Oscan language. The content refers to gifts and sacrifices to certain gods.

During the time of the Lombards Agnone enjoyed a certain importance around 1000 AD. The heyday lasted until the time of the Bourbons; the importance of a lost significantly with the unification of Italy. In particular, the high tax burden led to a brain drain from the region. Even in 1871, the community had more than 11,000 inhabitants.

Economy and Transport

The community is also known by the bell foundry Marinello ( Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli ), whose origins date back to the year 1040. The Marinello Family casting bells proven since 1339th through the village leads the previous Strada Statale 86 Istonia.