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Merse (river)
The Merse is an Italian river, a right tributary of the Ombrone. It runs through Tuscany for a distance of about 70 km and is the river of the Val di Merse. Its sources are near Poggio Croce di Prata and Poggio di Montieri in the range of hills known as the Colline Metallifere. From here it takes a north-easterly direction for the first half of its course before turning sharply to the south-east. At Pontiella it receives from the right the waters of the Farma, a torrent born at Torniella, again in the Colline Metallifere). After a few kilometres the Merse enters the Ombrone at Pian di Rocca which lies half-way between the spa of Bagni di Petriolo to the west and Castiglione del Bosco to the east. The river has recently suffered from sulphurous pollutants deriving from the old and neglected mine-workings in the upper part of its course. Fish are far less plentiful than in the past, which may be put down to the exploitation of its waters for irrigation during the summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Poggio Croce Di Prata
Poggio is an Italian word meaning "knoll". It may refer to: Places France * Poggio-di-Nazza, Haute-Corse, Corsica * Poggio-di-Venaco, Haute-Corse, Corsica *Poggio-d'Oletta, Haute-Corse, Corsica * Poggio-Marinaccio, Haute-Corse, Corsica * Poggio-Mezzana, Haute-Corse, Corsica * Santa-Maria-Poggio, Haute-Corse, Corsica Italy Municipalities (''comuni'') *Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany * Poggio Berni, Rimini, Emilia-Romagna * Poggio Bustone, Rieti, Lazio * Poggio Catino, Rieti, Lazio * Poggio Imperiale, Foggia, Apulia * Poggio Mirteto, Rieti, Lazio * Poggio Moiano, Rieti, Lazio * Poggio Nativo, Rieti, Lazio * Poggio Picenze, L'Aquila, Abruzzo * Poggio Renatico, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna * Poggio Rusco, Mantova, Lombardy * Poggio San Lorenzo, Rieti, Lazio * Poggio San Marcello, Ancona, Marche * Poggio San Vicino, Macerata, Marche * Poggio Sannita, Isernia, Molise * Poggiodomo, Perugia, Umbria *Poggiofiorito, Chieti, Abruzzo *Poggiomarino, Naples, Campania * Poggioreale, Trapani, Sicily * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Castiglione Del Bosco
Castiglione may refer to: Places Italy Many of which were simply called ''Castiglione'' prior to the unification of Italy in the 19th century: ;Abruzzo * Castiglione a Casauria, in the province of Pescara * Castiglione della Valle (now Colledara), in the province of Teramo * Castiglione Messer Marino, in the province of Chieti * Castiglione Messer Raimondo, in the province of Teramo ;Calabria * Castiglione Cosentino, in the province of Cosenza * Castiglione Marittimo, in the province of Catanzaro ;Campania * Castiglione del Genovesi, in the province of Salerno ;Emilia-Romagna * Castiglione dei Pepoli, in the province of Bologna ;Lazio * Castiglione in Teverina, in the province of Viterbo ;Lombardia * Castiglione d'Adda, in the province of Lodi * Castiglione delle Stiviere, in the province of Mantova - also the site of the Battle of Castiglione * Castiglione d'Intelvi, in the province of Como * Castiglione Olona, in the province of Varese ;Liguria * Castiglione Chiavarese, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rivers Of The Province Of Grosseto
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sediment or alluvium carried by rivers shapes the landscape ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abbey Of Serena
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christians, Christian monks and nuns. The concept of the abbey has developed over many centuries from the early monastic ways of religious men and women where they would live isolated from the lay community about them. Religious life in an abbey may be monastic. An abbey may be the home of an enclosed religious order or may be open to visitors. The layout of the church and associated buildings of an abbey often follows a set plan determined by the founding religious order. Abbeys are often self-sufficient while using any abundance of produce or skill to provide care to the poor and needy, refuge to the persecuted, or education to the young. Some abbeys offer accommodation to people who are seeking retreat (spiritual), spiritual retreat. There are many famous abbeys across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
