Pianceri
human settlement in Pray, Province of Biella, Piedmont, Italy
Pianceri is a frazione (and a parish) of the municipality of Pray, in Piedmont, northern Italy.
Name
In former times the village was named Planum ad Cerreta.
History
The first permanently inhabited groups of houses in the Pianceri area go back up to 1100.
The local parish of San Grato was established in 1629. From 1736 to 1928 Pianceri has been a separate comune (municipality).
Relevant buildings
Oratorio del Guarnero: after a fire which almost destroyed it the church was rebuilt between 1691 and 1733. Its crypt was frescoed in the early 16th century.
San Grato: it became an independent parish church in 1629. Built in 1620 in a baroque style by Antonio Gilardi di Campertogno, it was completed between 1756 and 1845.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Pianceri” is human settlement in Pray, Province of Biella, Piedmont, Italy. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Pianceri, human and settlement, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “human settlement in Pray, Province of Biella, Piedmont, Italy” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18012489. Authority coordinates are 45.682, 8.218. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1100, 1629, 1736 and 1928.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
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- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Pianceri”?
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This entry incorporates text from “Pianceri” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.