Figliola is a ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

'' (outlying area) of the ''

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'' of

Crognaleto Crognaleto is a ''comune'' and city of slightly less than 2,000 people in the Province of Teramo, central Italy. Crognaleto sits at an elevation of and has its communal administrative offices in the ''frazione'' (outlying area) of Nerito. The c ...

, in the

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within the Abruzzo Region of Italy. It is between the towns of

, San Giorgio and Aiello in the

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Valley. Figliola faces the

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and can be reached via a road that is partially paved. According to some historians, the village takes its name from the Italian word ''Filiola'' meaning a small stream of water. At one time, the village was part of the feudal holdings of the Dukes of Atri. During the 17th century, the village, likely, served as a refuge for brigand soldiers while their leaders took shelter in the a nearby castle in San Giorgio. During some of the fiercer skirmishes, the brigand likely fled to the Papal States just north in what today is Italy's

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Region. In 1804, only 36 people lived in the village. Nine years later Figliola was assigned to the ''

'' of Crognaleto. Today, the village is uninhabited. Most of the houses in the village are constructed of stone. Although few people visit the village in the winter, several families have restored houses that serve as summer homes and are used primarily in the summer months. For religious purposes, Figliola belonged to the church parish of Macchia Vomano. The village church is dedicated to Saint Mary Madelene.

Bibliography

*Giulio Di Nicola, ''Figliola'', in La Gazzetta di Teramo, Teramo, 19 ottobre 1975, p. 1. *''Figliola'', in ''La valle dell'alto Vomano e dei Monti della Laga'', Teramo,

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio della Provincia di Teramo Banca Tercas, formerly known as Cassa di Risparmio della Provincia di Teramo was an Italian savings bank based in Teramo, Abruzzo. On 1 January 2011 the bank purchased fellow savings bank Banca Caripe from Banco Popolare. The enlarged banking gro ...

, 1991, (Documenti dell’Abruzzo teramano, serie 3, collana diretta da Luisa Franchi dell’Orto), vol. III-2, p. 467. {{authority control Frazioni of Teramo