La Morra is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont , located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Cuneo . As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,668 and an area of 24.3 square kilometres (9.4 sq mi).
8-489: The municipality of La Morra contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Annunziata, Santa Maria, Rivalta, and Berri. La Morra borders the following municipalities: Alba , Barolo , Bra , Castiglione Falletto , Cherasco , Narzole , Roddi , and Verduno . La Morra originated as Murra (Latin: "sheep fencing"), a village built in the Roman era by the nearby town of Alba Pompeia . In 1631 it became
16-423: A clump of houses. Not every hamlet is classified as a frazione ; those that are not are often referred to as località , for example, in the telephone book. In some cases, frazioni are more populous than the capoluogo of the comune . Due to unusual circumstances or to the depopulation of the capoluogo , the town hall and its administrative functions can move to one of the frazioni : the comune still retains
24-564: A possession of the House of Savoy . Long a major wine growing region, it was illegal in La Morra to cut down a Nebbiolo vine. The penalties for this offense ranged from a fine , to having a hand amputated to hanging . This article on a location in the Province of Cuneo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Frazione A frazione ( pl. : frazioni )
32-802: Is a type of subdivision of a comune ( municipality ) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most frazioni were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territorial subdivisions in the country. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley , a frazione is officially called hameau in French . In South Tyrol , a frazione is called Fraktion in German and frazion in Ladin . The term frazioni refers to
40-425: The mayor ( sindaco ) of the comune , often on the recommendation of deliberative bodies such as the communal council ( consiglio ) or the giunta , or as a result of a petition by enough residents of the frazione involved; although there was no official provision for frazioni to group together with the appointment of a single prosindaco , this did happen quite often. Under current law, however, Article 54 of
48-548: The case of the five autonomous regions (see regions of Italy ), where this was controlled at the regional level. By the Legislative Decree 267/2000 to implement amendments to Title V of the Italian Constitution, the individual comuni now define the frazioni within their borders. Under the former legislation, a frazione had the option of having a submayor ( prosindaco ), who was appointed by
56-458: The name of the capoluogo . Historically, many frazioni came into being during the Fascist era, when a major effort was made to consolidate and rationalize the territorial subdivisions of the country. Sometimes, a frazione represents a former comune that was believed to be no longer viable. Until 2000, the central government established the frazioni and defined their borders, except in
64-432: The villages or hamlets that often make up a comune (a type of municipal-level government) in rural Italian areas. Subdivision of a comune is optional; some comuni have no frazioni , but others have several dozen. The comune usually has the same name of the capoluogo , but not always, in which case it is called a comune sparso . In practice, most frazioni are small villages or hamlets , occasionally just
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