Cervo Valley (in

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''Valle Cervo'' or ''Valle di Andorno'', in

Piedmontese Piedmontese ( ; autonym: or ; ) is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, a region of Northwest Italy. Although considered by most linguists a separate language, in Italy it is often mistakenly regarded as an Italian ...

''Val d'Andorn'', in

Walser German Walser German () and Walliser German (, locally ) are a group of Highest Alemannic dialects spoken in parts of Switzerland (Valais, Ticino, Grisons), Italy (Piedmont, Aosta Valley), Liechtenstein (Triesenberg, Planken), and Austria (Vorarlberg ...

''Bürsch'') is a valley in north-east of

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

in the

Province of Biella The province of Biella (; Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''provincia ëd Biela'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Piedmont region of Italy. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella. Culture Biella is home to th ...

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Etymology

The valley takes its name from Cervo, a right-hand

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the

Sesia The Sesia (Latin ''Sesites'' or ''Sessites'') is a river in Piedmont, north-western Italy, tributary to the Po. Geography Its sources are the glaciers of Monte Rosa at the border with Switzerland. It flows through the Alpine valley Valsesia an ...

which flows through the valley. It is also called ''Valle di Andorno'' from

Andorno Micca Andorno Micca () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. Overview It is located in the Valle Cervo, at the feet of the Biellese Pre ...

, a town which lies in the main valley near its exit on the

Po plain The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain (, , or ) is a major geographical feature of northern Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of including its Venetic extension not actually related t ...

Geography

Besides Andorno other

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of the area are

Biella Biella (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the northern Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the Province of Biella, province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of ...

Campiglia Cervo Campiglia Cervo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 176 and an area of .All demog ...

, Miagliano,

Piedicavallo Piedicavallo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 189 and an area of .All demograph ...

Pralungo Pralungo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and just north of Biella. The municipality of Pralungo contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and ...

Quittengo Quittengo was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. From 1 January 2016 Quittengo, along with San Paolo Cervo, was absorbed by the n ...

Rosazza Rosazza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is th ...

Sagliano Micca Sagliano Micca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Biella. Sagliano Micca borders the following municipalities: Andorno Micca, Biella, Fo ...

San Paolo Cervo San Paolo Cervo is a former ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. From 1 January 2016 San Paolo Cervo, along with Quittengo Quittengo ...

Tavigliano Tavigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 953 and an area of .All demographics an ...

and

Tollegno Tollegno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,678 and an area of .All demographic ...

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Notable summits

Among the notable summits which surround the valley (all belonging to the

Biellese Alps The Biellese Alps (''Alpi Biellesi'' or ''Prealpi Biellesi'' in Italian) are a sub-range of the Pennine Alps located between Piemonte and Aosta Valley (Italy). Etymology ''Alpi Biellesi'' literally means ''Alps of Biellese''; ''Biellese'' is th ...

) there are: *

Monte Bo Monte Bo (or ''Cima di Bo)'' is a mountain in the Alpi Biellesi, a sub-range of Pennine Alps. Geography The mountain is located between Sessera Valley, Sessera and Cervo (river), Cervo valleys and is totally included in the province of Biell ...

- 2.556 m * Monte Cresto - 2.548 m *

Punta Tre Vescovi Punta Tre Vescovi (also ''Cima Tre Vescovi''; french language, French: ''Pointe des Trois-Évêques'') is a peak in the Biellese Prealps, in northern Italy. On its top, three valleys meet: Lys (Dora Baltea), Lys Valley, Valsesia, and Cervo Valle ...

- 2.501 m *

Monte Pietra Bianca Monte may refer to: Places Argentina * Argentine Monte, an ecoregion * Monte Desert * Monte Partido, a ''partido'' in Buenos Aires Province Italy * Monte Bregagno * Monte Cassino * Montecorvino (disambiguation) * Montefalcione Portugal * Mon ...

- 2.490 m *

Gemelli di Mologna The Monte I Gemelli (or ''Gemelli di Mologna''; French: ''Les Jumeaux de Mologne'') is an Alpine mountain located between Aosta Valley and Piedmont (NW Italy). Toponymy Literally and means ''Twins of Mologna/Mologne'', where the ''Mologna ...

- 2.476 m

Notes and references

External links

* http://www.vallecervo.it/ Valleys of Piedmont Valleys of the Alps Province of Biella Biellese Alps {{Biella-geo-stub

Etymology

Geography

Notable summits

See also

Notes and references

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