Stura di Lanzo ( la, Varus) is a long river in north-western

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), in the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is formed from several tributaries near

Lanzo Torinese Lanzo Torinese (''Lans'' in Piedmontese and arpitan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. It is located about northwest of Turin at the mouth of the Valli di Lanzo. History ...

. It flows into the river Po in

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Toponymy

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

Principali affluenti

* Rio Bonello, * Rio Uppia, * Rio dell'Uia, *

Stura di Viù Stura was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Stura di Demonte. It was formed in 1802, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdo ...

, * Tesso, * Ceronda.

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Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Province of Turin Rivers of the Alps Braided rivers in Italy {{Italy-river-stub