Macchiagodena is an Italian municipality of 1,648 inhabitants in the province of Isernia in Molise. History Although the town is a medieval Lombard castrum, news of a Samnite village comes from archaeological finds found in the surrounding hills. Among the finds is an oinochoe from the 6th century BC. C. near Piana di Achille and Fosso Pampalone. The Italic village stood near the sheep track that developed from the major one that from Aufidena (Pescasseroli) went to Puglia, this village stood in the Valle Fredda area, whose finds are preserved in the Sannitico Museum of Campobasso. Although the village was not a real vital center with notable walls and temples, it was certainly conquered in the 1st century BC. C. from Rome and suffered the destruction of the Vandals after the end of the empire. The new castrum was founded in 964, known as Maccla de Godino, by the counts Pandolfo and Landolfo of nearby Isernia. In 1000, the fiefdom was owned by the powerful Abbey of San Vincenzo al Volturno, to which it was sold by Maria di Roffredo to Abbot Maraldo. The original church of Sant'Apollinare, which has now disappeared, was also included. In the 13th century it was the Cantelmo family who dominated the fiefdom, and in the following century the Pandone family took over, who had their headquarters in the castle of Venafro. However, Macchiagodena never had stable owners, since over the course of half a century it was always handed over to new families. In the fifteenth century it belonged to the Caetani of Baranello and then to the Mormile of Castelpagano. Between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries it belonged to the Piscicelli (1615) and then to the Caracciolo family. In 1781 the fiefdom was purchased by the Centomani family in the person of Nicola Centomani (1720-1818) who obtained the related marquisal title. In 1799 with the French conquest of Molise, Macchiagodena entered the Sangro department, then the district of Isernia. In 1815 it took over the district of Cantalupo nel Sannio. The serious Molise earthquake of 1805 destroyed the main churches in Macchiagodena, which were rebuilt in neoclassical style. Macchiagodena, with its Piazzetta della Letteratura, where you can read books made available for free to everyone, has given life to the project "Genius Loci. Bring me a book that I'll give you my soul" which allows you to receive free holidays in exchange for a book donated to the town library. It has been the national headquarters of the Reading Villages since 2016, and is also part of the National Truffle Cities Association and the Authentic Villages of Italy Association. Source: Wikipedia
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