Vara (river)
| Vara | ||
 The Vara at Follo near the confluence with the Magra |
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| Data | ||
| location | La Spezia , Italy | |
| River system | Magra | |
| Drain over | Magra → Ligurian Sea | |
| River basin district | Appennino Settentrionale | |
| source | Monte Zatta | |
| Source height | 1404 m | |
| muzzle | River Magra Coordinates: 44 ° 9 ′ 11 " N , 9 ° 53 ′ 5" E 44 ° 9 ′ 11 " N , 9 ° 53 ′ 5" E
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| length | 58 km | |
| Catchment area | 1,698.5 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
16 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | the streams: Borsa, Campazza, Chinela, Crovana, Dorgiola, Gòttero, Groppo, Mangia, Ruschia, Scagliana, Stora, Usurana | |
| Right tributaries | the streams: Cassana, Durasca , Graveglia, Malacqua, Pignone, Riccò, Torza, Trambacco, Rio di Valle della Craviola, Travo | |
The Vara is a river in the Italian region of Liguria . It runs exclusively in the province of La Spezia . With a length of 58 kilometers , the Vara is the longest river in Liguria.
course
The Vara rises on Monte Zatta , in the Ligurian Apennines , at an altitude of 1404 meters above sea level. It flows 58 kilometers through the Val di Vara , to which it gives its name. At the headwaters of the river, the outflow is interrupted and regulated by some artificial reservoirs. From the village of Borghetto di Vara to the mouth of the Magra , the Vara runs parallel to the Ligurian coast, here the Riviera di Levante . In the section between Borghetto di Vara and Varese Ligure , the river turns slightly to the north.
The Vara flows into the Magra river at Santo Stefano di Magra , of which it is the largest right tributary.
geography
The valley of the Vara is administratively divided into two Comunità Montane , the Comunità Montana dell'Alta Val di Vara and the Comunità Montana della Media e Bassa Val di Vara . There are 15 municipalities in the Vara catchment area: Beverino , Bolano , Borghetto di Vara, Brugnato , Calice al Cornoviglio , Carro , Carrodano , Follo , Maissana , Pignone , Riccò del Golfo di Spezia , Rocchetta di Vara , Sesta Godano , Varese Ligure and Zignago .
history
A battalion of the partisan column Giustizia e Libertà was named after the Vara , which resisted the German Wehrmacht between 1944 and 1945 in the valley and the surrounding mountains .
At several times the river became the scene of bitter fighting between locally operating partisan groups and fascist and later also German military units.
Attractions
- Ponte Romano , also called Ponte Romanico , ancient bridge near Brugnato on the medieval connection road from Pontremoli to Sestri Levante . The bridge is probably of Roman origin, the oldest document about the bridge dates from 1660, when the bridges had to be repaired after floods.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website of the municipality of Brugnato on the Ponte Romanico ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 18, 2012 (Italian)
