The Cherio ( lmo, Chere) is a
river
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of the
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo ( it, provincia di Bergamo; lmo, proìnsa de Bèrghem) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,112,187 (2017), an area of , and contains 243 ''comuni''. Its capital is the city of Bergamo.
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in
Lombardy
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in
Italy
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. The river runs for and has a basin area of . Its source is at above sea level at
Monte Torrezzo near
Lake Endine
Lake Endine ( it, Lago d'Endine) is a lake of the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Covering an area of 2.1 square kilometres, it is formed by the Cherio River at an altitude of 337 metres in the Val Cavallina.Oglio
The Oglio (; Latin ''Ollius'', or ''Olius''; Lombard ''Òi''; Cremonese ''Ùi'') is a left-side tributary of the river Po in Lombardy, Italy. It is long.
In the hierarchy of the Po's tributaries, with its of length, it occupies the 2nd pla ...
at
Palosco
Palosco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,353 and an area ...
.
Luna e Cremona
The main tributary is the Tadone River on its right bank.
The valley of the river is known as the Val Cavallina
The Cherio ( lmo, Chere) is a river of the Province of Bergamo in Lombardy in Italy. The river runs for and has a basin area of . Its source is at above sea level at
Monte Torrezzo near Lake Endine. From there, it flows into the Oglio at ...
(lit. "Valley of the Little Horse"; lmo, Al Caàlina). The river flows past the communes of Endine Gaiano
Endine Gaiano ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo.
Endine Gaiano borders the following municipalities: ...
, Monasterolo del Castello
Monasterolo del Castello ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo.
Monasterolo del Castello borders the follow ...
, Casazza
Casazza ( Bergamasque: ; formerly MolognoIstituto Geografico de Agostini, Nomi d'Italia, , p. 156) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast ...
, Vigano San Martino
Vigano San Martino ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about east of Bergamo.
Vigano San Martino borders the following municipalities ...
, Grone, Borgo di Terzo
Borgo di Terzo (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, in northern Italy.
Neighboring communes
*Entratico
*Vigano San Martino
*Berzo San Fermo
*Luzzana
Luzzana (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the ...
, Berzo San Fermo
Berzo San Fermo (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy.
Bounding ''comuni''
*Grone, Lombardy, Grone
*Adrara San Martino
*Foresto Sparso
*Entratico
*Borgo di Terzo
*Vigano San Martino
Coat of arms
The coat of a ...
, Luzzana
Luzzana (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about east of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 776 and an area of ...
, Entratico
Entratico (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about east of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,620 and an are ...
, Trescore Balneario
Trescore Balneario (Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy.
Twin towns
* Zuera, Spain
* Čelákovice, Czech Republic
References
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Trescore Balneario, ...
, Zandobbio
Zandobbio (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about east of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,412 and an are ...
, Gorlago, Carobbio degli Angeli, Bolgare, Calcinate, Mornico al Serio
Mornico al Serio ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,632 ...
and Palosco
Palosco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,353 and an area ...
.
References
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Rivers of the Province of Bergamo
Rivers of Italy