The Val Nure is the valley of the Nure river, a tributary of the Po. The valley lies almost entirely in the

Province of Piacenza The province of Piacenza ( it, provincia di Piacenza) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Piacenza. As of 2016, it has a total population of 286,572 inhabitants over an area of , giving it a popu ...

, in the

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region of Italy. It forms part of the Comunità Montana Valli del Nure e dell'Arda.

Geography

The Val Nure is approximately long, and runs from south-west to north-east. The source of the Nure is at the Lago Nero. It runs into the Po about east of Piacenza, close to Roncarolo, a

frazione A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

of the

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of Caorso. The valley lies between the Val d'Arda to the east, the Valle del Ceno to the south-east, the Val d'Aveto to the south-west and the

Val Trebbia The Trebbia (stressed ''Trèbbia''; la, Trebia) is a river predominantly of Liguria and Emilia Romagna in northern Italy. It is one of the four main right-bank tributaries of the river Po, the other three being the Tanaro, the Secchia and the P ...

to the west. The Val Nure lies in the Colli Piacentini, or "hills of Piacenza", wine-growing region. Colli Piacentini Valnure is a ''

Denominazione di Origine Controllata The following four classifications of wine constitute the Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine: * ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; English: “designation of origin”), * ''Indicazione geografica tipi ...

'' white wine made in the comuni of

Ponte dell'Olio Ponte dell'Olio ( egl, label= Piacentino, Al Pont da l'Oli ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about south of Piacenza, about south of Milan and about northwest of Bologna. A ...

, San Giorgio Piacentino and Vigolzone from Malvasia di Candia aromatica,

Ortrugo Ortrugo is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Piacenza hills of the Emilia-Romagna region of north central Italy. Here the grape is often blended with Malvasia in the DOC white wines of the area.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's ...

and Trebbiano Romagnolo grape varieties.

History

In feudal times control of the valley was disputed between the Anguissola, Camia, Malaspina and Nicelli families. In the early 17th century it passed into the hands of

Ottavio Farnese Ottavio Farnese (9 October 1524 – 18 September 1586) reigned as Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1547 until his death and Duke of Castro from 1545 to 1547 and from 1553 until his death. Biography Born in Valentano, Ottavio was the seco ...

. There are some eighty castles and fortifications in the valley, among them the Castello di Riva at Ponte dell'Olio, and the castles of Altoè, of Grazzano Visconti, of Paderna, of Podenzano and of Vigolzone.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Val Nure is twinned with: *

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, France

References

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(in Italian). IAT Grazzano Visconti Val Nure e Val Chero. Accessed May 2013. Dario Busolini (1995
FARNESE, Ottavio
''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 45'' (in Italian). Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana. Accessed May 2013.
(in Italian). IAT Grazzano Visconti Val Nure e Val Chero. Accessed May 2013.

Geography

History

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

References

Further reading