Cossato is a ''
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
'' in the
province of Biella
The Province of Biella ( it, Provincia di Biella, Piedmontese: ''Provincia ëd Biela'') is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
It has an area of , and a total population of 178 5 ...
,
Italy
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, in the northwest part of
Piedmont
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, east of
Biella
Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
. It has a population of about 14,804 and it spreads over an area of 27,74 km², which makes it the second largest town in the Province of Biella. It is crossed by the Strona di Mosso stream.
Geography
The city is the second largest town in the province of Biella by population and economic importance. It has an urban development that follows the direction of the major roads: the center is along the Biella-Gattinara former state road, while numerous ''
frazioni
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'' are scattered along the road to Mottalciata baraggivo plateau and the hills towards
Quaregna,
Lessona and
Valle Mosso.
Main sights

* Parish dedicated to the Assumption, built before 1000. It was rebuilt in 1614 after the collapse, which occurred two years before.
* Castle Castellengo, on the edge of the Baragge of Candelo.
* Church of SS. Peter and Paul, near the Castellengo Castle. medieval building restored over the years with the addition of different styles.
* Villa Ranzoni, eighteenth-century building houses the Municipal Library.
* Villa Fecia, building belonging to Fecia accounts of Cossato including a large park and a church, the Oratory of Santa Margherita (in medieval style).
* Villa Berlanghino, in the neoclassical style. It is a large building with a wooden staircase and a public park outside.
* Natural reserve of Baragge
Government
List of mayors
Twin towns
*
Neve Shalom,
Israel
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References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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