Celenza Valfortore

Celenza Valfortore is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1682 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Foggia in Apulia. The municipality is situated approximately 48 km west-northwest of Foggia, belongs to the Comunità Montana dei Monti Dauni Settentrionali and directly borders the province of Campobasso ( Molise ). In the west of the municipality of Lago di Occhito is.

History

The ancient city Celenna, said to have been founded according to legend by Diomedes, was destroyed 275 BC by the Romans. In the Byzantine era, the name of the village of Celentia walking in Capitinata.

Traffic

At the southern edge of the town, the Strada Statale 17 dell'Appennino Abruzzese e Appulo Sannitica runs from Antrodoco to Foggia.

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