Flecchia is a frazione (and a parish) of the municipality of Pray, in Piedmont, northern Italy.
Flecchia | |
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 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°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Piedmont |
| Province | Biella (BI) |
| Comune | Pray |
| Elevation | 582 m (1,909 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 194 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13867 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 015 |
Name edit
In former times the village was named Flechia or Felicetum Libicorum.[3]
History edit
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]
Notable buildings edit
- 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 edit
- ^ 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 Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in September 2013)
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Flecchia, page on www.prolocopray.it (Retrieved September 2013)
- ^ Comuni della Provincia di Biella, AA.VV, Nerosubianco edizioni, Cuneo 2005
External links edit
Media related to Flecchia at Wikimedia Commons