Pracchia


Pracchia is an Italian village and hamlet of the municipality of Pistoia, in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany. In 2011 it had a population of 268.

History

Due to its position, the village hosted a customs between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States. In 1524 began the construction of the first blast furnaces for the manufacture of iron from Elba island.

Geography

The village is located in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine Mountains, lesser than a km from the borders of Emilia-Romagna, between Pistoia and Bologna. It is 1 km from Vizzero, 11 from San Mommè, 12 from San Marcello Pistoiese and 16 from Porretta Terme.
The settlement is crossed in the middle by the river Reno, that divides it into "Pracchia Alta" and "Pracchia Bassa". North of the village is located a zone named "Setteponti", once known as "Mulino del Pillotti", and seat of the ancient customs.

Transport

The village is served by a station on the Porrettana railway Bologna-Pistoia. It was the junction point of an abandoned narrow-gauge railway, the Ferrovia Alto Pistoiese Pracchia-San Marcello Pistoiese-Mammiano, dismantled after 1965.

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