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Limosano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northwest of Campobasso. As of December 31, 2004, it has a population of 900 inhabitants within an area of .〔All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.〕 Limosano borders the following municipalities: Castropignano, Fossalto, Lucito, Montagano, Petrella Tifernina, Ripalimosani, Sant'Angelo Limosano. In the Middle Ages, Limosano was a major centre of the Molise Region and its population exceeded that of the current Provincial capital, Campobasso. Amongst the three ancient churches in the village, the one closest to what is believed to have been a feudal castle was the mother church of the ancient diocese of Limosanum. The village's patron saint, Santo Ludovico, served in Limosano as a Franciscan. He was the great grandson of King Louis IX of France and the bishop of Toulouse. The village is a unique medieval hilltown. The homes of the current inhabitants have modern interiors, while the external architecture of a medieval town has been retained. Limosano is also the birthplace of Igino Petrone, a famous Italian philosopher, contemporary and personal friend of Cardinal Newman of New York. It is believed that his writings were greatly influenced by the theological influence of the Cardinal. From the mid-19th century through to the mid-20th century thousands emigrated from Limosano to Canada and the United States. A large proportion of the descendants of Limosano once counting some 3000 inhabitants now live in Toronto and the St. Catharines Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. The following surnames, prominent in the Italian community of Toronto and the surrounding area originated in this village in the Molise region of Italy: DeAngelis, Pulla, Ricciuto, Colavecchia, D'Addario, Del Gobbo, Di Gregorio, Minicucci, Gabriele, Giancola, Amoroso, Romano, Ramolo, Fracassi, Iamonaco, Marcantonio, Covatta, Tata, Gravina, Mariglia, D'Ambrosio. == Demographic evolution == Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:4000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1861 text:1861 bar:1871 text:1871 bar:1881 text:1881 bar:1901 text:1901 bar:1911 text:1911 bar:1921 text:1921 bar:1931 text:1931 bar:1936 text:1936 bar:1951 text:1951 bar:1961 text:1961 bar:1971 text:1971 bar:1981 text:1981 bar:1991 text:1991 bar:2001 text:2001 PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:1861 from: 0 till:2515 bar:1871 from: 0 till:2641 bar:1881 from: 0 till:2727 bar:1901 from: 0 till:2523 bar:1911 from: 0 till:2843 bar:1921 from: 0 till:2673 bar:1931 from: 0 till:2758 bar:1936 from: 0 till:2979 bar:1951 from: 0 till:2954 bar:1961 from: 0 till:2229 bar:1971 from: 0 till:1337 bar:1981 from: 0 till:1083 bar:1991 from: 0 till:992 bar:2001 from: 0 till:926 PlotData= bar:1861 at:2515 fontsize:XS text: 2515 shift:(-8,5) bar:1871 at:2641 fontsize:XS text: 2641 shift:(-8,5) bar:1881 at:2727 fontsize:XS text: 2727 shift:(-8,5) bar:1901 at:2523 fontsize:XS text: 2523 shift:(-8,5) bar:1911 at:2843 fontsize:XS text: 2843 shift:(-8,5) bar:1921 at:2673 fontsize:XS text: 2673 shift:(-8,5) bar:1931 at:2758 fontsize:XS text: 2758 shift:(-8,5) bar:1936 at:2979 fontsize:XS text: 2979 shift:(-8,5) bar:1951 at:2954 fontsize:XS text: 2954 shift:(-8,5) bar:1961 at:2229 fontsize:XS text: 2229 shift:(-8,5) bar:1971 at:1337 fontsize:XS text: 1337 shift:(-8,5) bar:1981 at:1083 fontsize:XS text: 1083 shift:(-8,5) bar:1991 at:992 fontsize:XS text: 992 shift:(-8,5) bar:2001 at:926 fontsize:XS text: 926 shift:(-8,5) TextData= fontsize:S pos:(20,20) text:Data from ISTAT 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Limosano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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