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The longest river originating in Italy is the Drava, which flows for 724 km (450 mi), while the river flowing the most kilometers in Italy is the 652 km (405 mi) long Po. Rivers in Italy total about 1,200, [ 1 ] and give rise, compared to other European countries , to a large number of marine mouths.
Pori (Finnish:; Swedish: Björneborg [bjœːrneˈborj] ⓘ; Latin: Arctopolis [8]) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately 83,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 128,000.
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.
The river at Ivrea Dora Baltea ( Italian: [ˈdɔːra ˈbaltea] ) or Doire Baltée ( French: [dwaʁ balte] ) is a river in northwestern Italy . It is a left-hand tributary of the Po and is about 170 kilometres (110 mi) long.
Satakunta Museum presents the history of Satakunta province and the city of Pori. The collections include over 80,000 artefacts and other objects. The museum's archives include over 300,000 photographs, maps and architectural drawings. Satakunta Museum is located near the city center by the river Kokemäenjoki. The present museum building was ...
Finally, the river flows into the Po at Balossa Bigli, part of the comune of Mezzana Bigli, which is near the border between the province of Pavia and the province of Alessandria. During the Napoleonic conquest of Italy, the Agogna gave its name to a department of the Kingdom of Italy with Novara as capital (See: Novara). [citation needed]
The Panaro is an Italian river and the final right-hand tributary to the Po, discounting the Cavo Napoleonico canal.It runs right across Emilia-Romagna in a north-easterly direction: from its source close to the Apennine watershed, where Emilia-Romagna meets Tuscany, to its outlet where the Po marks the region's boundary with Veneto.
The Maira is an Italian river, a right tributary of the Po, which runs through the province of Cuneo in eastern Piedmont. Its source is in the Cottian Alps near the Col de Mary (or Col Maurin) on the French border. Its name, in the Occitan and Piedmontese languages, means ‘lean’ or ‘meagre’. The ‘Devil’s bridge’ across the river ...