Sesia
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Sesia Seeschera |
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 The Sesia in the river system of the Po |
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| location | Northern Italy | |
| River system | Po | |
| Drain over | Po → Adriatic | |
| source | Monte Rosa massif | |
| muzzle | east of Casale Monferrato in the Po Coordinates: 45 ° 7 ′ 59 ″ N , 8 ° 34 ′ 24 ″ E 45 ° 7 ′ 59 ″ N , 8 ° 34 ′ 24 ″ E
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| length | 138 km | |
| Catchment area | 2920 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
70 m³ / s |
| Medium-sized cities | Vercelli | |
| Small towns | Varallo Sesia , Borgosesia | |
| Navigable | for canoeists | |
 The upper reaches of the Sesia |
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The Sesia (Walser German feminine Seeschera ) is a river in Italy. It rises in the glaciers of the Monte Rosa massif , in the upper Valsesia Valley above the municipality of Alagna Valsesia . In the upper section, the Sesia bears clear signs of a torrent . There it takes on numerous smaller streams, most of which come from the Valgrande glaciers. Along its course it receives numerous inflows; on the right side of the Valsesia the brooks Olen, Otro, Vogna, Artogna, Sorba and Egna are to be mentioned; on the left the Torrente Sermenza and the Mastallone.
For a total of 138 kilometers, the Sesia flows through the towns of Borgosesia , Greggio and Vercelli before it flows into the Po . It forms the border between Piedmont and Lombardy . In the region around Arborio and Vercelli it serves as a water source for rice cultivation.
The Sesia is popular with kayakers . In 2001 the European Championships and in 2002 the World Championships in canoe whitewater racing took place here.
A minority language of Piedmont is Walser German - an Alemannic dialect that is spoken in the upper valley of the Sesia / Seeschera.
