The Sesia (Latin ''Sesites'' or ''Sessites'') is a river in
Piedmont
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, north-western
Italy
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, tributary to the
Po.
Geography
Its sources are the glaciers of
Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa (; ; ; or ; ) is a mountain massif in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps, on the border between Italy (Piedmont and Aosta Valley) and Switzerland (Valais). The highest peak of the massif, amongst several peaks of over , is the D ...
at the border with
Switzerland
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. It flows through the Alpine valley
Valsesia
Valsesia (; Walser German: ''Tseschrutol'') is a group of valleys in the north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Vercelli, Italy; the principal valley is that of the river Sesia.
The major towns located here are Varallo Sesia, Borgosesia ...
and the towns
Varallo Sesia,
Quarona,
Borgosesia and
Vercelli
Vercelli (; ) is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around 600 BC.
...
. The Sesia flows into the Po River near
Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato () is a town in the Piedmont region of Northwest Italy, northwestern Italy, in the province of Alessandria. It is situated about east of Turin on the right bank of the Po River, Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montfe ...
.
Main tributaries
*
Left hand tributaries:
** Sermenza,
** Mastallone,
** Pascone,
** Strona di Valduggia.
* Right hand tributaries:
** Sorba,
**
Sessera,
**
Cervo,
**
Naviglio di Ivrea,
** Bona,
**
Marcova,
** Roggia Stura.
Sport and leisure
It is a popular river for
kayak
]
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ing and hosted the European championship in 2001 and the world championship in 2002.
Visita le Terre del Sesia
''www.terredelsesia.it'' (accessed in October 2012)
See also
* Sesia (département), First French Empire
The First French Empire or French Empire (; ), also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from ...
References
External links
Photos
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Province of Novara
Rivers of the Province of Vercelli
Rivers of the Province of Alessandria
Rivers of the Province of Pavia
Rivers of the Alps
Braided rivers in Italy
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