Geography
The second part of the town name "Pezzata" may well have come from the fact that this village is physically split into several distinct localities or pieces (It: pezze). The two main portions of Valle Pezzata go by the names Valle Pezzata da Sole and Valle Pezzata da Borea. Others in contrast, such as the historian Niccola Palma, claim that the village's name comes from the ancient Italian word "pozzata" which refers to an area delimited by irrigation ditches.
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