Cossila | |
Coordinates: | 45.5775°N 8.0419°W |
Province: | Biella (BI) |
Comune: | Biella |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 545 |
Postal Code: | 13900 |
Area Code: | (+39) 015 |
Cossila is a neighbourhood of Biella, in Piedmont, northern Italy.
It is a borough located some km north-west from the centre of Biella, along the road leading to the sanctuary of Oropa. From its elongated shape came the Piedmontese saying Cosila, longa e sotila (in English: Cossila, long and thin).[2]
Its southernmost part is called Cossila San Grato and the northernmost one Cossila San Giovanni.
Since 1940 Cossila was a separate comune (municipality), which also encompassed the village of Favaro.[3]