Mella (river)
Mella Mèla |
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The Mella near Offlaga |
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location | Italy | |
River system | Po | |
Drain over | Oglio → Po → Adria | |
source | in Maniva | |
muzzle | at Ostiano in the Oglio coordinates: 45 ° 13 ′ 30 ″ N , 10 ° 13 ′ 10 ″ E 45 ° 13 ′ 30 ″ N , 10 ° 13 ′ 10 ″ E
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length | 96 km | |
Big cities | Brescia |
The Mella is an Italian river that is 96 kilometers long and flows through the northern Italian Val Trompia above Brescia . The river flows into the Oglio , a tributary of the Po , at Ostiano .
The spelling has already been proven in Roman times , including in Catullus . In the local dialect, the male Mella in Italian is called 'la Mèla'.