Frisanco

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Comune di Frisanco
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Pordenone (PD)
Mayor
Elevation	m
Area	61 km²
Population
- Total (as of 2001)	643
- Density	11/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	46°13′N 12°44′E
Gentilic
Dialing code	0427
Postal code	33080
Frazioni	Poffabro

Frisanco (Friulian Frisanc) is a town and commune in the province of Pordenone, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region (north-eastern Italy).

Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 3 External links 4 Sources

[edit] History

As early as 1492 in the center of the village stood a church.

A fire swept through the mountain village in 1606 destroying much of the town, including all of the town's public and religious records. In the archives of the Curia of Udine there are the documents from 1648 - 1650 regarding a trial of the Inquisition against witches who would meet for sabbats in the meadow of Malgustât, behind Mt. Raut. In one document it is written that the, “village of Frisanco in particular is said to be the witches’ nest”.

On September 28, 1810 by Napoleonic decree Frisanco became the administrative center of the Val Colvera which included annexing Poffabro.

[edit] Main sights

• Palazzo Pognici which was built in 1600. It has its own square and fountain.
• Di Lorenzo Courtyard has a Christian fresco which dates back to June 6, 1782.
• The current church's bell tower was completed in 1901 and it rises high above the small clusters of buildings which makes up the town made of two and three story buildings.

[edit] External links

• Frisanco in the Province of Pordenone
• Frisanco Information

[edit] Sources

• Giuseppe Ferroli, I Magnifici Borghi, Frisanco, Poffabro, Casasola, Cementizillo, 2004