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The Magra is a long river of Northern Italy, which runs through
Pontremoli,
Filattiera,
Villafranca in Lunigiana and
Aulla in the
province of Massa-Carrara (
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence.
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
);
Santo Stefano di Magra,
Vezzano Ligure,
Arcola,
Sarzana and
Ameglia in the
province of La Spezia
The province of La Spezia (; Ligurian language, Ligurian: ''provinsa dea Spèza'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of La Spezia.
Overview
It has an area of and, , a total population o ...
(
Liguria
Liguria (; ; , ) 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 roughly coextensive with ...
).
In
Roman times, it was known as the Macra and marked the eastern boundary of the territory of Liguria.
The river's
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
occupies around . Its most important tributary is the
Vara which joins the Magra from the right within the
commune of
Santo Stefano di Magra.
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
Vara rivers is protected by a
natural park of the ''
regione''
Liguria
Liguria (; ; , ) 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 roughly coextensive with ...
, placed near the border with the
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence.
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
region. Due its
biodiversity
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, the Regional Natural Park of
Montemarcello-Magra-Vara is part of the
Natura 2000 European network.
See also
*
List of rivers of Italy
References
External links
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
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