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Ururi (Arbërisht: Rùri) is an Arbëreshë comune in the Province of Campobasso, in the Italian region Molise, located about 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.

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Ururi is a small Italian town in Molise with a distinctive Albanian heritage, founded in the late 16th century when military captain Teodoro Crescia established a settlement in a depopulated region. It matters as a historical example of Albanian migration to Italy and represents a unique cultural community that developed when Albanian families repopulated the area beginning in 1583.

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Italian comune.name
Ururi
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Ururi
Italian comune.native_name
Ruri
Italian comune.image_skyline
Ururi01.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
Panorama of Ururi
Italian comune.image_shield
Ururi-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region
Molise
Italian comune.province
Campobasso (CB)
Italian comune.mayor
Laura Greco
Italian comune.area_total_km2
31.5
Italian comune.population_total
2779
Italian comune.population_as_of
31 December 2010
Italian comune.population_demonym
Ururesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
262
Italian comune.postal_code
86049
Italian comune.area_code
0874

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Official name
Ururi
Population
2426
Area
31.65
Elevation
262
Image
Ururi01.jpg
Dialing code
0874
Licence plate code
CB
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Ururi
postal code
86049
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Ururi (Arbërisht: Rùri) is an Arbëreshë comune in the Province of Campobasso, in the Italian region Molise, located about 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.

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