Stura di Lanzo ( la, Varus) is a long river in north-western
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 ...
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Piedmont
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), in the
Metropolitan City of Turin. It is formed from several tributaries near
Lanzo Torinese
Lanzo Torinese (''Lans'' in Piedmontese and arpitan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. It is located about northwest of Turin at the mouth of the Valli di Lanzo.
History
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. It flows into the river
Po in
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
.
Toponymy
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The name Stura has Celtic origin: ''stur'', which means "to fall".
Principali affluenti
* Rio Bonello,
* Rio Uppia,
* Rio dell'Uia,
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Stura di Viù
Stura was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Stura di Demonte. It was formed in 1802, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdo ...
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*
Tesso,
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Ceronda.
Notes and references
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Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Province of Turin
Rivers of the Alps
Braided rivers in Italy
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