Stura_di_Lanzo

Stura di Lanzo

Stura di Lanzo

River in Italy: province of Turin

For other rivers and uses of the name Stura, see Stura (disambiguation).

Stura di Lanzo (Latin: Varus) is a 65-kilometre (40 mi) long river in north-western Italy (Piedmont), in the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is formed from several tributaries near Lanzo Torinese. It flows into the river Po in Turin.

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Toponymy

Satellite picture showing the river descending from the Graian Alps

The name Stura has Celtic origin: stur, which means "to fall".

Principali affluenti

  • Rio Bonello,
  • Rio Uppia,
  • Rio dell'Uia,
  • Stura di Viù,
  • Tesso,
  • Ceronda.

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  2. [2]
    AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

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