Cossila is a

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Biella Biella (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the northern Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the Province of Biella, province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of ...

, in

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, northern Italy.

Overview

It is a borough located some km north-west from the centre of Biella, along the road leading to the

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. From its elongated shape came the

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saying ''Cosila, longa e sotila'' (in

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: ''Cossila, long and thin''). Its southernmost part is called ''Cossila San Grato'' and the northernmost one ''Cossila San Giovanni''.

History

Since 1940 Cossila was a separate

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(municipality), which also encompassed the village of Favaro.''Comune di Cossila'', care of Archivio di Stato di Biella; web page o
http://www.asbi.it/asb.html?fase=cossila
(accessed: July 2012)

References

Frazioni of Biella Former municipalities of the Province of Biella {{Biella-geo-stub