The Erro (in
Piedmontese ''Er'') is a
torrent of north-west
Italy, a
right tributary
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of the
Bormida.
Geography
The river rises in the
Ligurian
Province of Savona
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at an elevation on
Monte Ermetta
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* Monte Desert
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Italy
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Portugal
* Monte ...
, to the west of
Monte Beigua. Having passed through the territory of
Sassello, the river enters the
Piedmontese
Province of Alessandria at Ponte Erro (
Malvicino
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Malvicino borders the following municipalities: Cartosio, Montechiaro d' ...
). Its course takes it past
Cartosio
Cartosio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria.
Cartosio borders the following municipalities: Castelletto d'Erro, Cavat ...
, Rivere,
Castelletto d'Erro, Arzello, and
Melazzo
Melazzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,241 and an area of .All d ...
before joining the Bormida at
Terzo, a little upstream from
Acqui Terme at an elevation of .
Sources
The initial version of this article was a translation from
:it:Erro (torrente), its counterpart in the
Italian Wikipedia.
References
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Province of Savona
Rivers of the Province of Alessandria
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