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Gorzente
The Gorzente is an Apennine torrent of the Po basin in north-west Italy. A tributary of the Piota, it flows through the territory of the communes of Campomorone, Bosio, Mornese, Casaleggio Boiro, Lerma and Tagliolo Monferrato. Course The source, on the border between Piedmont and Liguria, is Lago Bruno which, at an elevation of above sea level, is the lowest of the three linked Laghi del Gorzente. Its upper course takes the Gorzente in a north-westerly direction through the wild and uninhabited landscape between Monte delle Figne, elevation , and Monte Tobbio, which for the most part falls within the Parco Regionale delle Capanne di Marcarolo, until it is dammed to form the two lakes known as the Laghi di Lavagnina. From here its course turns to the west and the river flows into the Piota at Case Possidenti, a locality of Tagliolo Monferrato. Notes :''The original version of this article included material translated from '' Gorzente'', its counterpart in the Italian Wikiped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laghi Del Gorzente
Laghi del Gorzente is a group of three lakes in north-west Italy which straddles the provinces of Genoa (in Liguria) and Alessandria (in Piedmont it, Piemontese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...). Geography The lowest lake is named ''Lago Bruno'' (647 m), while ''Lago Lungo'' is at 684 m and ''Lago Badana'' at 717 m.Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 n. 16 ''Genova - Varazze -Ovada'' Nature conservation The lakes are included in the Piedmontese natural park of the '' Capanne di Marcarolo''. References Reservoirs in Italy Lakes of Liguria Lakes of Piedmont Metropolitan City of Genoa Province of Alessandria {{Piedmont-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parco Regionale Delle Capanne Di Marcarolo
The Capanne di Marcarolo Natural Regional Park (in Italian ''Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo'') is a natural park in the province of Alessandria (Piedmont, Italy). It gets the name from a small village in the protected area, ''Capanne di Marcarolo''. History Some artificial lakes located in the park as Laghi del Gorzente were built from the end of 19th century in order to provide the city of Genova and its surrounding area with electricity and good quality freshwater. In 1944's spring a group of Italian partisans were surrounded by fascist and nazi troops on Monte Tobbio. After a fight some of them managed to break the blockade while some others were captured, transferred near Benedicta Abbey and executed by firing squads on 7 April 1944. The natural park was established by the ''l.r.'' (regional law, in Italian '' legge regionale'') nr. 53 of August the 31st 1979 as modified by the l.r. nr. 13 of January the 23rd 1989. The park area is also included in a SIC ''(Site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laghi Di Lavagnina
Laghi di Lavagnina are two artificial lakes in the municipalities of Casaleggio Boiro, Mornese and Bosio in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. Geography The lowest lake is named ''Lago Inferiore'' and the upper one ''Lago Superiore''. Their inflow and outflow stream is ''Torrente Gorzente The Gorzente is an Apennine torrent of the Po basin in north-west Italy. A tributary of the Piota, it flows through the territory of the communes of Campomorone, Bosio, Mornese, Casaleggio Boiro, Lerma and Tagliolo Monferrato. Course The sour ...''. Nature conservation The lakes are included in the Piedmontese natural park of the '' Capanne di Marcarolo''. References Lakes of Piedmont Province of Alessandria Reservoirs in Italy {{Piedmont-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Italy
This is a list of rivers which are at least partially located in Italy. They are organized according to the body of water they drain into, with the exceptions of Sicily and Sardinia, which are listed separately. At the bottom, all of the rivers are also listed alphabetically. Italian rivers are generally shorter than those of other European regions because Italy is partly a Italian Peninsula, peninsula along which the Apennines, Apennine chain rises, dividing the waters into two opposite sides. The longest Italian river is the Po (river), Po, which flows for along the Po Valley. Rivers in Italy total about 1,200, and give rise, compared to other List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe, European countries, to a large number of marine mouths. This is due to the relative abundance of rain events in Italy, and to the presence of the Alps, Alpine chain rich in snowfields and glaciers in the northern part of the country, in the presence of the Apennines in the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piota
The Piota is an Apennine torrent in the Province of Alessandria, north-west Italy. Geography The Piota passes through the territory of the communes of Bosio, Casaleggio Boiro, Lerma, Tagliolo Monferrato, Silvano d'Orba and Rocca Grimalda. As a tributary of the Orba, the Piota falls within the Po basin. The river's source is on the Piedmontese flank of Monte Pracaban and its course takes it through the wild landscapes of the Ligurian Apennine that form the Parco Regionale delle Capanne di Marcarolo. Having been joined by the Gorzente, the Piota enters the Orba near Silvano d'Orba. Fishing Trout Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmoni ... are fished for in the river and it is possible to pan flecks of gold. References Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Tobbio
Monte Tobbio (in Ligurian ''Monte Tuggiu'') is a 1092 metres high mountain of the Apennines, located in the Italian region of Piedmont. Geography The mountain stands on the Adriatic side of the drainage divide defined by the Ligurian Apennine. It's the main summit of the ridge which, starting from Monte delle Figne, goes North dividing Gorzente and Lemme valleys. Administratively mount Tobbio belongs to the municipality of Bosio (province of Alessandria, Piedmont). Due to its prominent location Monte Tobbio is very easily recognisable from large areas both of the Ligurian Apennine and Po plain. Environment Monte Tobbio slopes are generally rocky and almost barren due to the poor soil formed by its peridotites bedrock. Since 1979 the mountain belongs to the '' Capanne di Marcarolo'' regional natural park. The mountain and its surrounding area are also part of a SIC ''(Site of Community Importance)'' called ''Capanne di Marcarolo'' (code: IT1180026). History O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Delle Figne
Monte delle Figne (Figne Mountain) is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. It lies at an altitude of 1172 metres. Geography The mountain is located in the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. Is divided by ''Passo Mezzano'' (1063 m) from Monte Taccone and by ''Passo della Dagliola'' (858 m) and a saddle near Cascina Carrosina (825 m) from Monte Tobbio. Access to the summit Monte delle Figne is accessible by signposted tracks departing from Bocchetta Pass or Isoverde (municipality of Campomorone). The ''Alta Via dei Monti Liguri'', a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second largest city ...), passes very close to the mountain's summit. Nature conserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mornese
Mornese ( lij, Morneize) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Mornese borders the following municipalities: Bosio Bosio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Bosio borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Campomorone, Ca ..., Casaleggio Boiro, Montaldeo, and Parodi Ligure. See also * Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Alessandria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of The Province Of Alessandria
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Wikipedia
The Italian Wikipedia ( it, Wikipedia in italiano) is the Italian-language edition of Wikipedia. This edition was created on May 11, 2001 and first edited on June 11, 2001. As of , , it has articles and more than registered accounts. It is the -largest Wikipedia by the number of articles (after the English, Swedish, German, Dutch, French, Cebuano, Russian, and Spanish editions). History As early as March 2001, Jimmy Wales, the creator and co-founder of the original English language Wikipedia, had proposed the creation of parallel Wikipedia projects in other languages. The Italian-language version was among the first ones to be created, in May 2001. The original URL was , while the standardized ISO 639 address became active a few days later. Afterwards, Wikipedia sites switched their domains from to . The very first pages (circa five hundred) were simply untranslated copies from the English-language Wikipedia; the first edits were made from June 11, 2001, onwards. One of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
