__NOTOC__ The Magra is a long river of Northern Italy, which runs through

Pontremoli Pontremoli (; local egl, Pontrémal; la, Apua) is a small city, ''comune'' former Latin Catholic bishopric in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany region, central Italy. Literally translated, Pontremoli means "Trembling Bridge" (from ''pon ...

Filattiera Filattiera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Massa. Main sights *Church of ''San Giorgio'' (12th century). It contains a ...

Villafranca in Lunigiana Villafranca in Lunigiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Massa. It is located on the Via Francigena, and has maintaine ...

and Aulla in the

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Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

);

Santo Stefano di Magra Santo Stefano di Magra ( lij, San Steva, Lunigiano egl, Sa' Steu) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northeast of La Spezia. It is located near ...

Vezzano Ligure Vezzano Ligure ( lij, Vessan, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northeast of La Spezia. Vezzano Ligure borders the following munici ...

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Sarzana Sarzana (, ; lij, Sarzann-a) is a town, ''comune'' (municipality) and former short-lived Catholic bishopric in the Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. It is east of Spezia, on the railway to Pisa, at the point where the railway to Parma diver ...

and Ameglia in the

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Liguria Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...

). In

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times, it was known as the Macra and marked the eastern boundary of the territory of Liguria. The river's drainage basin occupies around . Its most important tributary is the

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which joins the Magra from the right within the

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Caprigliola bridge collapse

In April 2020 a 260 metre long road bridge across the Magra at Albiano Magra near Aulla collapsed. Very few vehicles were using the bridge at the time due to the coronavirus lockdown then in force, and only two people were injured.

Regional Natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra-Vara

Since 1995 an area of surrounding the Magra and

rivers is protected by a natural park of the ''

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, placed near the border with the

region. Due its

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, the Regional Natural Park of

Montemarcello Montemarcello is a frazione of the comune of Ameglia (Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its ...

-Magra-Vara is part of the

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European network.

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Drainage basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea Rivers of Italy Rivers of Tuscany Rivers of Liguria Rivers of the Province of La Spezia Rivers of the Province of Massa-Carrara Rivers of the Apennines Lunigiana Braided rivers in Italy {{Italy-river-stub

Caprigliola bridge collapse

Regional Natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra-Vara

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