Country Italy Demonym(s) Bosiesi Dialing code 0173 Local time Thursday 7:54 PM Province Province of Cuneo Dialling code 0173 | Province / Metropolitan city Province of Cuneo (CN) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 5.6 km² Postal code 12050 Region Piedmont | |
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Bosia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Turin and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 208 and an area of 5.6 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi).
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Map of 12050 Bosia Province of Cuneo, Italy
Bosia borders the following municipalities: Borgomale, Castino, Cortemilia, Cravanzana, Lequio Berria, and Torre Bormida.
History
The village of Bosia once stood in a different place. It was rebuilt on its current site - where a village called Rutte was - after a massive landslide on 8 April 1679 killed 200 inhabitants when the village suddenly sank.
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Bosia, Piedmont Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA