Jelsi (or Jevze in local Molisan dialect) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Campobasso.
Jelsi | |
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| Comune di Jelsi | |
.jpg) Skyline of Jelsi | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Jelsi  | |
  Jelsi Location of Jelsi in Italy  Jelsi Jelsi (Molise) | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′N 14°48′E / 41.517°N 14.800°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Molise |
| Province | Campobasso (CB) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvatore D'Amico |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,769 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jelsesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 86015 |
| Dialing code | 0874 |
| Website | Official website |
Jelsi borders the following municipalities: Campodipietra, Cercemaggiore, Gildone, Pietracatella, Riccia, Toro.
Each year, the feast of Saint Anne is held here. It is also referred to as the feast of grain. Villagers are free to enter the float competition, in which case they must create a float out of grain, which can or cannot have to do with Saint Anne. If it is pulled by a cow, it is a traglia, but if it is pulled by a small tractor, it is a carro.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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