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Cossila
Cossila
Frazione
	Panoramic view
	Cossila Location of Cossila in Italy
	Coordinates: 45°34′39″N 8°2′31″E / 45.57750°N 8.04194°E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Biella (BI)
Comune	Biella
Elevation	545 m (1,788 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13900
Dialing 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]

References

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

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[CTR-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)

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