Ururi
Sign in to saveUruri (Arbërisht: Rùri) is an Arbëreshë comune in the Province of Campobasso, in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. Ururi developed in the late 16th century settlement when Albanian military captain Teodoro Crescia gained a feud for the annual sum of 300 ducats in a depopulated area near Larino. Until 1583, it was repopulated with many Albanian families.
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Ururi is a small Italian town in Molise with a distinctive Albanian heritage, founded in the late 16th century when military captain Teodoro Crescia established a settlement in a depopulated region. It matters as a historical example of Albanian migration to Italy and represents a unique cultural community that developed when Albanian families repopulated the area beginning in 1583.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Ururi
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Ururi
- Italian comune.native_name
- Ruri
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Ururi01.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Panorama of Ururi
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Ururi-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Molise
- Italian comune.province
- Campobasso (CB)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Laura Greco
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 31.5
- Italian comune.population_total
- 2779
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2010
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Ururi (Arbërisht: Rùri) is an Arbëreshë comune in the Province of Campobasso, in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. Ururi developed in the late 16th century settlement when Albanian military captain Teodoro Crescia gained a feud for the annual sum of 300 ducats in a depopulated area near Larino. Until 1583, it was repopulated with many Albanian families.
Ururi borders the following municipalities: Larino, Montorio nei Frentani, Rotello, San Martino in Pensilis.