Cossila Explained

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.

Overview

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.

History

Since 1940 Cossila was a separate comune (municipality), which also encompassed the village of Favaro.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), published by Regione Piemonte - 2007
2. Cossila longa e sotila : vicende storiche e curiose di una ridente frazione; Andrea Coda-Bertetto, 1967, Biella
3. Comune di Cossila, care of Archivio di Stato di Biella; web page on http://www.asbi.it/asb.html?fase=cossila (accessed: July 2012)