Morsiano
Encyclopedia
Morsiano is a hamlet administratively a frazione
of Villa Minozzo
in the province of Reggio Emilia
. Located in the tuscany-emilia apennines near the Mount Cusna slopes. It is about 720 meters (2400 feet) above sea level.
Morsiano has a population of 134 residents all year long (only the town not he entire frazione
). Besides Morsiano there are other little villages which make up its frazione
; the main ones are: Case Rossi, Monte Bore, Strinati, and Costalta.
. In 1466 also the adjacent Romanoro
and Novellano villages joined its comune until the 17th century. A census of the 18th century estimated the population to be 395.
niche
dedicated to Our Lady
dating back to the 1858 can be seen in the eastern part of this village.
The town church, swept away by a landslide
in 1725, was completely rebuilt in a few years time. Some of the rocks of the original church are still part of the church's wall. In a little window at the basement of the bell tower there is carved on the rock the date "1595".
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of Villa Minozzo
Villa Minozzo
Villa Minozzo is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 km west of Bologna and about 40 km southwest of Reggio Emilia....
in the province of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
. Located in the tuscany-emilia apennines near the Mount Cusna slopes. It is about 720 meters (2400 feet) above sea level.
Morsiano has a population of 134 residents all year long (only the town not he entire frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
). Besides Morsiano there are other little villages which make up its frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
; the main ones are: Case Rossi, Monte Bore, Strinati, and Costalta.
History
The hamlet is first mentioned in 1302 as being a part of the medieval comune of ToanoToano
Toano is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km west of Bologna and about 35 km south of Reggio Emilia...
. In 1466 also the adjacent Romanoro
Romanoro
Romonoro is a small hamlet in the province of Modena in central Italy, administratively a frazioneof Frassinoro. It is about above sea level....
and Novellano villages joined its comune until the 17th century. A census of the 18th century estimated the population to be 395.
Art and culture
A littleNiche (architecture)
A niche in classical architecture is an exedra or an apse that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse. Nero's Domus Aurea was the first semi-private dwelling that possessed rooms that were given richly varied floor plans, shaped with niches and exedras;...
dedicated to Our Lady
Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)
Roman Catholic veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary is based on Holy Scripture: In the fullness of time, God sent his son, born of a virgin. The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God through Mary thus signifies her honour as Mother of God...
dating back to the 1858 can be seen in the eastern part of this village.
The town church, swept away by a landslide
Landslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
in 1725, was completely rebuilt in a few years time. Some of the rocks of the original church are still part of the church's wall. In a little window at the basement of the bell tower there is carved on the rock the date "1595".