Ferrazzano

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Ferrazzano is a small village in the state of Molise (formerly part of Abruzzo). It is part of the province of Campobasso, a larger city immediately to the north. Ferrazzano is a medieval village sited on a hilltop in the central part of Italy, in the mountains about halfway across the "knee" of the Italian peninsula.

The village is composed of fieldstone row houses with clay tile roofs. Its small piazza is anchored by a simple fountain. The village also has a small "castello" or castle with a stone turret, a Catholic church of The Assumption, a neighborhood bakery, and other small shops. Visitors typically stay in Campobasso or at La Pineta, the local hotel at the village entrance.

Ferrazzano is reached by car or by train, with a station in Campobasso. The grandparents of American actor Robert DeNiro immigrated to the U.S. from Ferrazzano in the early 20th Century. The original spelling of their name was DiNero, but a spelling error in the immigration office changed it to DeNiro.

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