Filignano

Filignano is an Italian "comune" (municipality) of the Province of Isernia, in the region Molise.
History.
The village was first mentioned in 962 and elevated to autonomous municipality in 1840, when it was separated from Pozzilli.
Geography.
Filignano is located west of Campobasso, southwest of Isernia, north of Venafro, and east of Cassino. It is a hill town surrounded by the Mainarde mountain range, in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park.
The municipal territory, bordering with the region of Lazio and not too far from Campania, borders with the municipalities of Acquafondata (FR), Colli a Volturno, Montaquila, Pozzilli, Rocchetta a Volturno, Scapoli, and Vallerotonda (FR). It counts the hamlets ("frazioni") of Bottazzella, Cerasuolo, Cerreto, Collemacchia, Franchitti, Frunzo, Lagoni, Mastrogiovanni, Mennella, Selvone, Valerio, and Valle.
In the municipality there is a small community of Italian Scots, children and grandchildren of "Filignanese" immigrants, returning from Scotland.