Sessera Valley (in
Italian
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''Valle Sessera'') 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 ...
,
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
.
Etymology
The valley takes its name from the river
Sessera
The Sessera () is a long Torrent (stream), torrent in the Piedmont region - NW Italy.
Geography
The Sessera starts in the Biellese Alps on the south-eastern slopes of Monte Bo.
It initially flows from NW to SE and then encircles the Cima del ...
, 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.
Geography
The
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 lowest part of the valley are
Ailoche
Ailoche is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella.
Ailoche borders the following municipalities: Caprile, Coggiola, Crevacuore
Crevac ...
,
Caprile
Caprile is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 221 and an area of .All demographics ...
,
Coggiola
Coggiola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,285 and an area of .All demographic ...
,
Crevacuore
Crevacuore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,813 and an area of .All demogra ...
,
Guardabosone
Guardabosone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli.
Guardabosone borders the following municipalities: Ailoche, Borgosesia, Cap ...
,
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and
Portula.
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1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007 Its highest part is used as
pasture
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Types of pasture
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and administratively is divided in several
exclave
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s belonging to the municipalities of the central part of 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 ...
.
[''Alta Valsessera'', Centro Studi Biellesi (DocBi), on-line]
www.docbi.it
, accessed in December 2012
Notable summits
Among the notable summits which surround the valley (al 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
*
Testone delle Tre Alpi - 2.081 m
* Cima dell'Asnas - 2.039 m
*
Monte Barone - 2.044 m
*
Cima delle Guardie
Cima delle Guardie (''Sima dle Guardie'' in Piedmontese language, Piedmontese) is a mountain of Piedmont, Italy, with an elevation of . It is located in the Biellese Alps, in the Province of Biella.
It lies between the Val Sessera and the Valle ...
- 2.001 m
Nature conservation
The highest part of the valley and some surrounding areas are included in a SIC ''(
Site of Community Importance
A Site of Community Importance (SCI) is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at ...
)'' of 10,786.73
ha called ''Val Sessera'' (code IT1130002).
[''Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC)'', Regione Piemonte, list o]
gis.csi.it
(accessed on April 2013)
See also
*
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 ...
*
Bocchetto Sessera
Notes and references
External links
* http://www.cmsesseramossoprealpi.it/on-line/Home.html
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