Baranello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about southwest of Campobasso. This town draws its name as a derivative of Monte Vairano which was a hilltop Samnite village and now is an archeological site.
Baranello borders the following municipalities: Busso, Colle d'Anchise, Spinete, Vinchiaturo.
History The oldest traces of Baranello go back to the 11th century.
In WW2, Baranello was occupied by the German forces.
People Piero Niro, Italian composer and classical pianist, was born in Baranello.Cresti, Renzo (ed.) (1999). "Niro, Piero". Enciclopedia italiana dei compositori contemporanei, Vol. 2, p. 226. Pagano
References
External links Official website