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The Bisagno (in Ligurian ''Besagno'' ) is a river in
The river rises near Scoffera pass at around 600 m in the
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 ...
, (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 territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
).
Geography
The river rises near Scoffera pass at around 600 m in the Ligurian Apennines
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
. It flows south-west in the Bisagno Valley and receives its two main tributaries, called ''torrente Lentro'' (from the left hand) and ''torrente Canate'' (from the right hand). Heading south it reaches Genova
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...
and ends its course in the Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea ( it, Mar Ligure; french: Mer Ligurienne; lij, Mâ Ligure) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies between the Italian Riviera (Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is thought to have been named after the ancient ...
. The last part of its course, from Genova Brignole railway station
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Genova Brignole railway station is the second largest station of Genoa, northern Italy; it is located on ''Piazza Verdi'' in the town center at the foot of the Montesano hill (the main long distance station is Genova Piazza Principe station). Br ...
to the mouth, has been transformed in a water tunnel.
Bisagno basin (95 km2) is totally included in the Province of Genova
The Province of Genoa ( Italian ''Provincia di Genova'') was a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Genoa. It was replaced by Metropolitan City of Genoa.
Overview
It has an area of and a total population of about ...
.
Main tributaries
* Left hand: ** torrente Lentro, ** rio Montesignano, ** rio Fereggiano. * Right hand: ** torrente Canate, ** rio Torbido, ** torrente Geirato ** rio Trensasco, ** rio Cicala, ** rio Veilino.History
The ''Département du Bisagne'' o ''Dipartimento del Bisagno'' ofLigurian Republic
The Ligurian Republic ( it, Repubblica Ligure, lij, Repubbrica Ligure) was a French client republic formed by Napoleon on 14 June 1797. It consisted of the old Republic of Genoa, which covered most of the Ligurian region of Northwest Italy, a ...
took its name at the end of the 18th century from the stream.
See also
*List of rivers of Italy
This is a list of rivers which are at least partially located in Italy. They are organized according to the body of water they drain into, with the exceptions of Sicily and Sardinia, which are listed separately. At the bottom, all of the rivers ar ...
References
External links
* {{commons category-inline, Bisagno Rivers of the Province of Genoa Rivers of the Apennines Drainage basins of the Ligurian Sea Metropolitan City of Genoa Rivers of Liguria Rivers of Italy