Flecchia

Flecchia
Frazione
Panorama from the parish church, the monte Barone in the background
Panorama from the parish church, the monte Barone in the background
Flecchia is located in Italy
Flecchia
Flecchia
Location of Flecchia in Italy
Coordinates: 45°40′15″N 8°11′37″E / 45.67083°N 8.19361°E / 45.67083; 8.19361
CountryItaly
Region Piedmont
ProvinceBiella (BI)
ComunePray
Elevation
[1]
582 m (1,909 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total
194
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13867
Dialing code(+39) 015

Flecchia is a frazione (and a parish) of the municipality of Pray, in Piedmont, northern Italy.

Name

In former times the village was named Flechia or Felicetum Libicorum.[3]

History

Palazzo Riccio

In 1305, Flecchia was severely damaged by the followers of fra Dolcino, who set fire to it.[3]

The local parish of Sant'Ambrogio was established in 1438.[4]

Since 1928 it has been a separate comune (municipality).[4]

Notable buildings

  • Palazzo Riccio (or Palazzo Rizzi): the palace, which overlooks the village, was built in the 17th century on the remains of a Middle Ages fortress.[5]
  • Saint Ambrogio parish church, which was built in its present form during the 17th century.

References

  1. ^ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), published by Regione Piemonte - 2007
  2. ^ 14 °Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni, Istat on-line data: dawinci.istat.it Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in September 2013)
  3. ^ a b Goffredo Casalis (1840). Dizionario geografico-storico-statistico-commerciale degli Stati di S. M. il Re di Sardegna. Vol. 6. Torino: Maspero. pp. 667–668.
  4. ^ a b Flecchia, page on www.prolocopray.it (Retrieved September 2013)
  5. ^ Comuni della Provincia di Biella, AA.VV, Nerosubianco edizioni, Cuneo 2005

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