Ururi | |
Official Name: | Comune di Ururi |
Native Name: | Ruri |
Coordinates: | 41.8167°N 16°W |
Region: | Molise |
Province: | Campobasso (CB) |
Mayor: | Raffaele Primiani |
Area Total Km2: | 31.5 |
Population Total: | 2779 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010[1] |
Population Demonym: | Ururesi |
Elevation M: | 262 |
Postal Code: | 86049 |
Area Code: | 0874 |
Ururi (Arbërisht: Rùri) is an Arbëreshë comune in the Province of Campobasso, in the Italian region Molise, located about 40km (30miles) 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.
Ururi is served by a railway station, the Ururi-Rotello railway station, on the Termoli-Campobasso and Termoli–Venafro line.
The station, however, has been closed for a few years and does not have passenger service.