Flecchia
| Flecchia | |
|---|---|
| Frazione | |
|
Panorama from the parish church, the monte Barone in the background | |
  Flecchia Location of Flecchia in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′15″N 8°11′37″E / 45.67083°N 8.19361°ECoordinates: 45°40′15″N 8°11′37″E / 45.67083°N 8.19361°E | |
| Country |
 Italy |
| Region |
 Piedmont |
| Province | Biella (BI) |
| Comune | Pray |
| Elevation[1] | 582 m (1,909 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 194 |
| Demonym | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| 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
Flecchia in 1305 was severely damaged by the followers of fra Dolcino, which set fire to it.[3]
The local parish of Sant'Ambrogio was established in 1438.[4]
Since 1928 it was a separate comune (municipality).[4]
Relevant 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
- ↑ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), published by Regione Piemonte - 2007
- ↑ 14 °Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni, Istat on-line data: dawinci.istat.it (accessed in September 2013)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Goffredo Casalis (1840). Dizionario geografico-storico-statistico-commerciale degli Stati di S. M. il Re di Sardegna 6. Torino: Maspero. pp. 667–668.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Flecchia, page on www.prolocopray.it (accessed on September 2013)
- ↑ Comuni della Provincia di Biella, AA.VV, Nerosubianco edizioni, Cuneo 2005
External links
Media related to Flecchia at Wikimedia Commons