Callabiana | ||
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| Comune di Callabiana | ||
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  Callabiana Location of Callabiana in Italy  Callabiana Callabiana (Piedmont) | ||
| Coordinates: 45°36′N8°3′E / 45.600°N 8.050°E Coordinates: 45°36′N8°3′E / 45.600°N 8.050°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Province | Biella (BI) | |
| Frazioni | Cordaro, Corte, Fusero, Lucca, Pianezze, Ribatto, Socco, Nelva, Pettani, Stellio, Trabbia, Vacchione, Valle, Virla | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Lorenzo Vercellotti (centre-right, elected June 15, 2009) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 743 m (2,438 ft) | |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | ||
| • Total | 139 | |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Callabianesi | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 13821 | |
| Dialing code | 015 | |
| Patron saint | Madonna degli Angeli | |
| Saint day | 15 August | |
Callabiana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Turin and about 4 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 139 and an area of 7.3 square kilometres (2.8 sq mi). [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Biella is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.
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Callabiana borders the following municipalities: Andorno Micca, Bioglio, Camandona, Gaby, Pettinengo, Piatto, Piedicavallo, Tavigliano, Vallanzengo.
Andorno Micca is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Turin and about 4 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of Biella.
Bioglio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,049 and an area of 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi).
Camandona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Turin and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 425 and an area of 9.5 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi).
Callabiana is on the slopes of Monte Casto. The whole territory is divided into 15 hamlets: Trabbia, Lucca, Virla, Socco, Steglio, Cordaro, Nelva, Corte, Fusero, Chiesa, Pianezze, Cascina Nuova, Vacchione, Pettani and Ribatto. The most important one is Pianezze, which has an important textile factory, called Carlo Barbera, where luxury clothes sold all over the world are made. Callabiana is also known for its dam where many people from all the district of Biella go fishing and relaxing. Quite all the territory of the district is covered by woods, inhabited by foxes, wild boars, squirrels and many kind of birds. In autumn mushrooms and chestnuts are searched in these woods. Gibello, Nelva, Vercellotti and Trabbia, are typical surnames of Callabiana and almost all the population has one of them. The most important building is the church, built in the 16th century, where the parish priest of Camandona, a neighbouring village, has been celebrating mass every Sunday since the death of Armando Strona, the last priest of Callabiana. The village festival is on 15 August, and so during all that month there are celebrations at the Pro Loco, that reach their climax with the big lunch on the 15th, a not to be missed appointment for everyone in the village. In summer many emigrants come back to their houses, and so you can meet someone from France, mostly Savoie, Belgium and Germany. Almost everybody in the village has some relatives abroad, because in the first part of the 1900, many people left Callabiana to look for work abroad.
Savoie is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Its prefecture is Chambéry; it is located in the French Alps. In 2016, it had a population of 429,681.
