Frisanco

Frisanco
—  Comune  —
Comune di Frisanco
Coat of arms
Frisanco Location of Frisanco in Italy
Coordinates: 46°13′N 12°44′E / 46.217°N 12.733°E / 46.217; 12.733
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli – Venezia Giulia
Province	Pordenone (PN)
Frazioni	Poffabro, Casasola, Colvere
Government
– Mayor	Sandro Rovedo
Area
– Total	61 km2 (23.6 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,640 ft)
Population (31 December 2008[1])
– Total	702
– Density	11.5/km2 (29.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Frisanchini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	33080
Dialing code	0427

Frisanco (Friulian: Frisanc) is a town and comune in the province of Pordenone, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region (north-eastern Italy).

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 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.

Main sights

• Palazzo Pognici, built in 1600. It has its own square and fountain.
• Di Lorenzo Courtyard has a Christian fresco 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.

The Colvera, with the old road on the left, now bypassed by the tunnel.

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 borghi (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.

References

1. ^ Data from Istat

Sources

• Giuseppe Ferroli, I Magnifici Borghi, Frisanco, Poffabro, Casasola, Cementizillo, 2004

External links

• Frisanco in the Province of Pordenone
• Frisanco Information
• Festival Brocante