Portocannone
Sign in to savePortocannone (Arbërisht: Portkanuni) (gate of the law) is an Arbëreshë comune in the Province of Campobasso, in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.
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Portocannone is a small Italian town in the Molise region that is home to an Arbëreshë community, a descendant group of Albanian migrants. The town's name, meaning "gate of the law," reflects its Albanian heritage and cultural identity within southern Italy.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Portocannone
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Portocannone
- Italian comune.native_name
- Portkanuni
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Portocannone-Stemma.gif
- Italian comune.region
- Molise
- Italian comune.province
- Campobasso (CB)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Francesco Gallo
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 13.11
- Italian comune.population_total
- 2488
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 November 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Portocannonesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 148
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Portocannone (Arbërisht: Portkanuni) (gate of the law) is an Arbëreshë comune in the Province of Campobasso, in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.
== Transportation == Portocannone was served by a railway station, the Guglionesi-Portocannone railway station.on the Termoli-Campobasso and Termoli–Venafro line, but the station has been closed for a few years and does not have passenger service.