San Felice del Molise
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| Comune di San Felice del Molise | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Molise |
| Province | Campobasso (CB) |
| Mayor | August 30 |
| Area | 26 km² (10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 813 |
| - Density | 31/km² (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 0874 |
| Postal code | 86030 |
| - Day | Saint Felice Martyr |
San Felice del Molise (also called Štifilić or Filić) is a small town in the province of Campobasso in the Molise region of Italy, near the Trigno river.
Like Acquaviva Collecroce and Montemitro, San Felice del Molise is home to a community of Molisian Croats, most of whom speak a particular Croatian dialect (they call it simply naš jezik, or "our language") as well as Italian.
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- Held by the Normans in the 11th century; the Norman Chapel of San Felice is still extant.
- The major church is Santa Maria di Costantinopoli.
- The patron saint is .
- Local holidays:
- The language of the three cities is considered an endangered diaspora language.
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