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Acquaviva Collecroce
Živavoda Kruč | |
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| Comune di Acquaviva Collecroce | |
Location of Acquaviva Collecroce  | |
  Acquaviva Collecroce Location of Acquaviva Collecroce in Italy  Acquaviva Collecroce Acquaviva Collecroce (Molise) | |
| Coordinates: 41°52′N 14°45′E / 41.867°N 14.750°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Molise |
| Province | Campobasso (CB) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesco Trolio |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 644 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Acquavivesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 86030 |
| Dialing code | 0875 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael Archangel |
| Saint day | 29 September |
| Website | Official website |
Acquaviva Collecroce (also called Živavoda Kruč or, usually, just Kruč) is a small town and comune in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise region of southern Italy, between the Biferno and Trigno rivers.
Like the smaller towns of Montemitro and San Felice del Molise, Acquaviva Collecroce is home to a community of Molisian Croats, most of whom speak a particular Croatian dialect (known as simply na-našo or naš jezik, meaning "our language") as well as Italian. There are differences in the dialects of the three towns, but they all descend from the Shtokavian-Ikavian dialect of Dalmatia. The language is considered an endangered diaspora language.
Acquaviva is known for the cultivation of small, dark, zerniza figs, as well as fennel and white celery.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.