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Province of Piacenza
The province of Piacenza (Italian: provincia di Piacenza) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It has a population of 287,542.
It borders Lombardy (the provinces of Lodi, Cremona, and Pavia) to the north, Lombardy (the province of Pavia) and Piedmont (the province of Alessandria) to the west, the province of Parma to the east, and Liguria (the metropolitan city of Genoa) to the south.
The Province of Piacenza extends between the Po Valley, south of the Po River, and the reliefs of the Ligurian Apennines. The majority of the provincial area, slightly more than 60%, consists of hills and mountains, while the remaining part is located in the plain. Except for a short stretch near the mouth of the Nure stream where it forms the border with the municipality of Caselle Landi in the province of Lodi, the northern border with the provinces of Pavia, Lodi and Cremona is represented by the Po River. The eastern border with the Province of Parma follows, from the south, the watershed with the Val Ceno, then the Stirone stream, the Ongina stream and, finally, the Arda stream from its confluence with the Ongina to its mouth in the Po.
To the south, the border with the Metropolitan City of Genoa is represented for a short stretch by the watershed between Val Nure and Val d'Aveto, then by the Aveto stream and by the Terenzone stream. The border with the Province of Alessandria is represented by the watershed between Val Borbera and Val Boreca, while the border with the Province of Pavia is represented by the watershed between Val Boreca and Val Staffora, for a short stretch by the same Staffora stream near Samboneto, then by the Trebbia River, by the watersheds between the Val Avagnone and other lateral valleys tributary to the Trebbia, between Val Trebbia and Val Staffora, between Val Trebbia and Val Tidone, between Val Tidoncello and Val Tidone and between Val Tidone and Val Versa, with the exception of the Moncasacco area where the Versa stream itself marks the border for a very short stretch, and, finally, by the Bardonezza stream. The various stretches are separated from each other by conventional border segments.
The central-southern part of the province is mountainous and hilly and there are located the main Piacentine valleys which from west to east are: the Val Tidone (formed by the homonymous stream), the Val Trebbia (Trebbia), the Val Nure (Nure) and the Val d'Arda (Arda). Other minor valleys are the Val d'Aveto, crossed by the main tributary of the Trebbia the Val Chiavenna, the Val Chero, the Val Riglio, the Val Luretta, the Val d'Ongina, the Val Chiarone, the Val Perino and the Val Boreca. The northern part of the province is included in the Po Valley, whose northeastern area is called Bassa Piacentina.
The highest peaks of the province are located in the upper valleys of Boreca, Nure and Aveto. The highest peak of the province is Mount Bue (1,777 metres (5,830 ft)) Among the other peaks are the Monte Nero (1,752 metres (5,748 ft)), the Mount Lesima (1,724 metres (5,656 ft)), the Monte Chiappo (1,700 metres (5,600 ft)), the Monte Cavalmurone (1,671 metres (5,482 ft)), the Monte Legnà (1,669 metres (5,476 ft)), the Monte Alfeo (1,651 metres (5,417 ft)) and Monte Carmo (1,640 metres (5,380 ft)).
The territory of the province is entirely included in the hydrographic basin of the Po River and it flows into it through its tributaries Staffora, which although flowing almost entirely in the Province of Pavia marks for a short stretch the border between the two provinces near Samboneto, a hamlet of Zerba, Tidone, Versa, Trebbia, Nure, Chiavenna and Arda.
The Boreca, the Aveto, and the Perino belong to the Trebbia basin. The Luretta belongs to the Tidone basin, while the Chero, Riglio, and Vezzeno (the latter a tributary of the Riglio) belong to the Chiavenna basin. The Ongina flows into the Arda basin and the Stirone into the Taro. The Lardana and the Lavaiana belong to the Nure basin.
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Province of Piacenza
The province of Piacenza (Italian: provincia di Piacenza) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It has a population of 287,542.
It borders Lombardy (the provinces of Lodi, Cremona, and Pavia) to the north, Lombardy (the province of Pavia) and Piedmont (the province of Alessandria) to the west, the province of Parma to the east, and Liguria (the metropolitan city of Genoa) to the south.
The Province of Piacenza extends between the Po Valley, south of the Po River, and the reliefs of the Ligurian Apennines. The majority of the provincial area, slightly more than 60%, consists of hills and mountains, while the remaining part is located in the plain. Except for a short stretch near the mouth of the Nure stream where it forms the border with the municipality of Caselle Landi in the province of Lodi, the northern border with the provinces of Pavia, Lodi and Cremona is represented by the Po River. The eastern border with the Province of Parma follows, from the south, the watershed with the Val Ceno, then the Stirone stream, the Ongina stream and, finally, the Arda stream from its confluence with the Ongina to its mouth in the Po.
To the south, the border with the Metropolitan City of Genoa is represented for a short stretch by the watershed between Val Nure and Val d'Aveto, then by the Aveto stream and by the Terenzone stream. The border with the Province of Alessandria is represented by the watershed between Val Borbera and Val Boreca, while the border with the Province of Pavia is represented by the watershed between Val Boreca and Val Staffora, for a short stretch by the same Staffora stream near Samboneto, then by the Trebbia River, by the watersheds between the Val Avagnone and other lateral valleys tributary to the Trebbia, between Val Trebbia and Val Staffora, between Val Trebbia and Val Tidone, between Val Tidoncello and Val Tidone and between Val Tidone and Val Versa, with the exception of the Moncasacco area where the Versa stream itself marks the border for a very short stretch, and, finally, by the Bardonezza stream. The various stretches are separated from each other by conventional border segments.
The central-southern part of the province is mountainous and hilly and there are located the main Piacentine valleys which from west to east are: the Val Tidone (formed by the homonymous stream), the Val Trebbia (Trebbia), the Val Nure (Nure) and the Val d'Arda (Arda). Other minor valleys are the Val d'Aveto, crossed by the main tributary of the Trebbia the Val Chiavenna, the Val Chero, the Val Riglio, the Val Luretta, the Val d'Ongina, the Val Chiarone, the Val Perino and the Val Boreca. The northern part of the province is included in the Po Valley, whose northeastern area is called Bassa Piacentina.
The highest peaks of the province are located in the upper valleys of Boreca, Nure and Aveto. The highest peak of the province is Mount Bue (1,777 metres (5,830 ft)) Among the other peaks are the Monte Nero (1,752 metres (5,748 ft)), the Mount Lesima (1,724 metres (5,656 ft)), the Monte Chiappo (1,700 metres (5,600 ft)), the Monte Cavalmurone (1,671 metres (5,482 ft)), the Monte Legnà (1,669 metres (5,476 ft)), the Monte Alfeo (1,651 metres (5,417 ft)) and Monte Carmo (1,640 metres (5,380 ft)).
The territory of the province is entirely included in the hydrographic basin of the Po River and it flows into it through its tributaries Staffora, which although flowing almost entirely in the Province of Pavia marks for a short stretch the border between the two provinces near Samboneto, a hamlet of Zerba, Tidone, Versa, Trebbia, Nure, Chiavenna and Arda.
The Boreca, the Aveto, and the Perino belong to the Trebbia basin. The Luretta belongs to the Tidone basin, while the Chero, Riglio, and Vezzeno (the latter a tributary of the Riglio) belong to the Chiavenna basin. The Ongina flows into the Arda basin and the Stirone into the Taro. The Lardana and the Lavaiana belong to the Nure basin.