Piani Di Pezza

The Piani di Pezza is a glacial-

karstic Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant r ...

alluvial plain An alluvial plain is a largely flat landform created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial soil forms. A floodplain is part of the process, being the s ...

in the

province of L'Aquila The Province of L'Aquila ( it, Provincia dell'Aquila) is the largest, most mountainous and least densely populated province of the Abruzzo region of Central Italy. It comprises about half the landmass of Abruzzo and occupies the western part of ...

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, central

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. It is part of the

Sirente-Velino Regional Park The Sirente-Velino Regional Park (Italian: ''Parco regionale naturale del Sirente Velino'') is a regional park in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of I ...

, located at an altitude of 1400/150 m above the sea level. The plain measures some 5.5 x 3 km, and is surrounded by the

Velino The Velino is a river in central Italy, a tributary of the Nera. Its source is located on Monte Pozzoni's slopes (1,903 m) near Cittareale. Aftwards it runs through a narrow valley next the Mount Terminillo, known as "Gole del Vento" ("Wind ...

- Sirente chain. The Campo Felice and Altopiano delle Rocche plains are located nearby. Vegetation is scarce, concentrated on the northern mountain slopes where are some

beech Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engl ...

woods. The temperature can reach -30 °C in winter Landforms of Abruzzo Pezza {{Abruzzo-geo-stub