Pesa (Arno)
| Pesa | ||
 Location of the pesa |
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| location | Toscana , Italy | |
| River system | Arno | |
| Drain over | Arno → Tyrrhenian Sea | |
| River basin district | Appennino Settentrionale | |
| source | Between Badia a Coltibuono and Badiaccia a Montemuro in the municipality of Greve in Chianti | |
| Source height | 893 m slm | |
| muzzle | near Montelupo Fiorentino in the Arno Coordinates: 43 ° 43 '59 " N , 11 ° 0' 57" E 43 ° 43 '59 " N , 11 ° 0' 57" E
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| length | 55 km | |
| Catchment area | 339 km² | |
 The Pesa between Montespertoli (left) and Torri (also San Vincenzo a Torri , right), district of Scandicci |
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The Pesa is a river ( Torrente ) in the Italian region of Tuscany and flows through the province of Siena and the metropolitan city of Florence from south to north after 55 kilometers near Montelupo Fiorentino as a left tributary into the Arno . The river has a catchment area of 339 km² and flows mainly through the Chianti area with the Pesa Valley (Val di Pesa).
course
The source lies at an altitude of 893 meters in the municipality of Greve in Chianti between Badia a Coltibuono (municipality of Gaiole in Chianti ) and Badiaccia a Montemuro at the confluence of two smaller source rivers. In its course, the Pesa flows through the municipal areas of Greve in Chianti (3 km), Radda in Chianti (13 km), Castellina in Chianti (4 km), Tavarnelle Val di Pesa (10 km), San Casciano in Val di Pesa (10 km), Montespertoli (6 km), Scandicci (2 km), Lastra a Signa (6 km) and Montelupo Fiorentino (3 km), with the Pesa repeatedly representing the border river between the municipalities.
The Pesa flows in the Val di Pesa at an average altitude of 286 meters. The tributaries, Terzona and Sugana from the right and Cerchiaio , Virginio and Turbone from the left , can turn the Pesa into a torrential river in winter, while it mostly falls dry in summer. A number of historic stone bridges cross the river along the entire course, such as the Ponte di Ramagliano in Sambuca Val di Pesa , which was first documented in 1179 and renovated several times, most recently in 1946 due to war damage from the Second World War .
photos
The bridge Ponte della Sambuca (Ponte di Ramagliano) in Sambuca Val di Pesa, district of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
The Pesa near Bargino (San Casciano in Val di Pesa)
The Pesa at Ponte Rotto (San Casciano in Val di Pesa)
The confluence of the Arno and Pesa rivers west of Montelupo Fiorentino
literature
- Giorgio Battini: Il fiume racconta. Viaggio nella Toscana dei fiumi. , Bonechi, Florenz 1993, ISBN 88-7009-941-5 , p. 36 ff.
- Emanuele Repetti: PESA fiume. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, ital.)
