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  2. Po (river) - Wikipedia

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    The Po (/ p oʊ / POH, Italian:) [3] is the longest river in Italy. It flows eastward across northern Italy, starting from the Cottian Alps.The river's length is either 652 km (405 mi) or 682 km (424 mi), if the Maira, a right bank tributary, is included.

  3. Po Valley - Wikipedia

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    1585 map depicting the eastern Po Valley and river delta, Vatican Museums. ... while over half of the Italian pig production is located in the Po Valley. [27]

  4. Valle Po - Wikipedia

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    The head of the valley is located at the Traversette pass (Colle delle Traversette) (2950 m above sea level). The valley descends through the King's plain (Pian del Re) (2020 m), where the Po river has its source.

  5. Lombardy - Wikipedia

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    Lombardy is the geographic and economic centre of this area, with more than 10 million residents and the highest GRP per inhabitant of the country. Most of its major cities are located in the Po river basin, which crosses the region. The stain analysed by ESA is the main reason Po Valley air pollution levels are so high.

  6. Monviso Natural Park - Wikipedia

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    The source of the Po river, the Pian del Re, is located inside the park. The park includes the Alevé woods, the largest stone pine forest in the Alps (825 acres). [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The flora includes pedunculate oaks , hornbeams , white willows and silver poplars at lower elevations, replaced by willowherbs and beeches and then by larches and stone ...

  7. Trebbia - Wikipedia

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    The source of the river, the Trebbia river spring, is in the Ligurian Apennines on the south slopes of Monte Prelà, to the south of Monte Antola in the comune of Torriglia, Province of Genoa. Monte Prelà, 1,407 m (4,616 ft) high, [1] [note 1] is part of the Antola massif. The spring is not on the peak but is at roughly 800 m (2,600 ft). [3]

  8. Cremona - Wikipedia

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    The river-port is a base for the barges transporting goods along the Po river. Music ... located along the Po river, that trained many world and Olympic champions.

  9. Po River District Basin Authority - Wikipedia

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    The Po River District Basin Authority (Italian: Autorità di bacino distrettuale del fiume Po)—formerly the Po River Basin Authority (Autorità di bacino del fiume Po) and abbreviated AdbPo—is a statutory corporation responsible for the maintenance of the Po river and tributaries in Italy's sovereign territory.