Pracchia
Pracchia | |
|---|---|
 View of Pracchia Alta | |
  Pracchia Location of Pracchia in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°03′21″N 10°54′29″E / 44.05583°N 10.90806°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Pistoia (PT) |
| Comune | Pistoia |
| Elevation | 616 m (2,021 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 268 |
| Demonym | Pracchiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51027 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0573 |
| Patron saint | St. Lawrence |
| Website | Official website |
Pracchia is an Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Pistoia, in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany. In 2011 it had a population of 268.[1]
History[edit]
Due to its position, the village hosted a customs between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States. In 1524, the construction of the first blast furnaces to manufacture of iron from Elba island began.
Geography[edit]
The village is located in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine Mountains, lesser than a km from the borders of Emilia-Romagna, between Pistoia (26 km south) and Bologna (81 km north). It is 1 km from Vizzero, 11 from San Mommè, 12 from San Marcello Pistoiese and 16 from Porretta Terme.[2]
The settlement is crossed in the middle by the river Reno, that divides it into "Pracchia Alta" (Upper Pracchia) and "Pracchia Bassa" (Lower Pracchia). North of the village is located a zone named "Setteponti" (Seven Bridges), once known as "Mulino del Pillotti" (Pillotti's Mill), and the seat of the ancient customs.
Transport[edit]
The village is served by a station on the Porrettana railway Bologna-Pistoia.[3][4] It was the junction point of an abandoned narrow-gauge railway, the Ferrovia Alto Pistoiese (FAP) Pracchia-San Marcello Pistoiese-Mammiano, dismantled after 1965.[5]
Gallery[edit]
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Pracchia railway station (FS) -
The former Pracchia (FAP) station, in front of the working one -
A bridge over the Reno river -
An old house of Pracchia Alta
References[edit]
- ^ a b (in Italian) Info at italia.indettaglio.it
- ^ 478152022 Pracchia on OpenStreetMap
- ^ 1302989610 Pracchia railway station on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) The Porrettana railway on Pracchia website
- ^ (in Italian) The Pracchia-Mammiano railway on ferrovieabbandonate.it
External links[edit]
- (in Italian) Office of Tourism of Pracchia
- (in Italian) Pracchia.it website
