Frisanco
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Frisanco is a town and comune
in the province of Pordenone
, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia
region (north-eastern Italy
).
A fire swept through the mountain village in 1606 destroying much of the town, including all of the town's public and religious records. In the archives of the Curia of Udine
there are the documents from 1648 - 1650 regarding a trial of the Inquisition against witches who would meet for sabbats in the meadow of Malgustât, behind Mt. Raut. In one document it is written that the, “village of Frisanco in particular is said to be the witches’ nest”.
On September 28, 1810 by Napoleonic
decree Frisanco became the administrative center of the Val Colvera which included annexing Poffabro.
(boroughs), Gobbo and Cudili on the west bank of the Colvera, Fornasatte, Polàz and Mènis on the east bank. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the west bank was mostly settled by people from Casasola, and from Poffabro on the west bank.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Pordenone
Province of Pordenone
The Province of Pordenone is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pordenone. The territory was carved out of the Province of Udine in 1968....
, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...
region (north-eastern Italy
Italy
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).
History
As early as 1492 in the center of the village stood a church.A fire swept through the mountain village in 1606 destroying much of the town, including all of the town's public and religious records. In the archives of the Curia of Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
there are the documents from 1648 - 1650 regarding a trial of the Inquisition against witches who would meet for sabbats in the meadow of Malgustât, behind Mt. Raut. In one document it is written that the, “village of Frisanco in particular is said to be the witches’ nest”.
On September 28, 1810 by Napoleonic
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
decree Frisanco became the administrative center of the Val Colvera which included annexing Poffabro.
Main sights
- Palazzo Pognici, built in 1600. It has its own square and fountain.
- Di Lorenzo Courtyard has a ChristianChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
frescoFrescoFresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
which dates back to June 6, 1782. - The current church's bell tower was completed in 1901 and it rises high above the small clusters of buildings which makes up the town made of two and three story buildings.
Culture
As of 2007, there is an annual circus arts festival, Brocante, based in Frisanco. There are shows in Frisanco and neighboring villages. The festival takes place in late July and lasts for 4 days, ending with a parade through the older parts of Frisanco.Villages
Colvere ( Colvuri in Friulian) lies in the Val Colvera, and takes its name from the stream. It has 5 borghiBorgo
Borgo is an Italian word , cognate with English borough, German Burg, French bourg, that now usually means the new town outside the walls of an old town...
(boroughs), Gobbo and Cudili on the west bank of the Colvera, Fornasatte, Polàz and Mènis on the east bank. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the west bank was mostly settled by people from Casasola, and from Poffabro on the west bank.
Sources
- Giuseppe Ferroli, I Magnifici Borghi, Frisanco, Poffabro, Casasola, Cementizillo, 2004