The Rivers Of Italy | Livenza

Guide to LIVENZA RIVER The Livenza is a river in the Italian provinces of Pordenone, Treviso and Venice. Its source is near Polcenigo and Caneva in Pordenone. It flows in a southeasterly direction past Sacile and forms the border between the provinces of Pordenone and Treviso, roughly between Brugnera and Motta di Livenza. It continues to flow in a southeasterly direction, forming the border between the provinces of Treviso and Venice before flowing into the province of Venice near Santo Stino di Livenza. It flow near La Salute di Livenza and finally enters the Adriatic Sea near Caorle.

The Rivers Of Italy | Piave

Guide to PIAVE RIVER  The Piave is a river in northern Italy. It begins in the Italian Dolomites of the Belluno Province and flows southeast through the Treviso Province and Venice Province of the Veneto Region, before reaching the Adriatic Sea near the city of Venice. In 1809 it was the scene of a battle during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Franco-Italian and Austrian forces clashed. In 1918, during World War I, it was the scene of Battle of the Piave River, the last major Austro-Hungarian attack on the Italian Front, which failed after costing Austria-Hungary nearly 200,000 casualties. The Battle of the Piave was the decisive battle of World War I on the Italian Front. The river is thus called in Italy Fiume Sacro alla Patria (Sacred River of the Homeland) and is mentioned in the patriotic song " La leggenda del Piave".

The Rivers Of Italy | Bacchiglione

Guide to BACCHIGLIONE RIVER  The Bacchiglione (Latin Medoacus minor) is a river that flows through northern Italy. It starts in the Alps and empties into the Gulf of Venice, on the Adriatic Sea, near Chioggia. It flows past a number of cities, including the Vicenza and Padua, and acted for many centuries as a significant waterway up to Vicenza, after which it ceases to be navigable. Recently, the Bacchiglione has gained a reputation for containing water dangerous to drink.

The Rivers Of Italy | Adige

Guide to ADIGE RIVER  The Adige is a river with its source in the Alpine province of Bolzano near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland. At in length, it is the second longest river in Italy, after the Po river at 410 km. The river sources near the Reschen Pass  close to the borders with Austria and Switzerland above the Inn valley. It flows through the artificial alpine Lake Reschen. The lake is known for the church tower that marks the site of the former village of Alt Graun ("Old Graun"); it was evacuated and flooded in 1953 after the dam was finished. Near Glurns, the Rom river joins from the Swiss Val Müstair. The Adige runs eastbound through the Vinschgau to Merano, where it is met by the Passer river from the north. The section between Merano and Bolzano is called the Etschtal, meaning Adige Valley. South of Bolzano, the river is joined by the Eisack and turns south through a valley which has always been one of the major migration routes through the Alps, connecting the Reschen and the Brenner passes, considered the easiest of the main Alpine passes. The Chiusa di Salorno narrows at Salorno marking the southernmost part of the predominantly German-speaking province of Bolzano (Alto Adige). The Adige was mentioned in the "Lied der Deutschen" of 1841 as the southern border of the German language area (which it still is). In 1922 Germany adopted the song as its national anthem, although by that time Italy had taken control of all of the Adige. Near Trento, the Avisio, Noce, and Fersina rivers join. The Adige crosses Trento Province and later Veneto Region, flowing past the city of Rovereto,  Verona and the town Adria through the Lagarina Valley and the north-eastern part of the Po Plain into the Adriatic Sea. The Adige and the Po run parallel in the river delta without properly joining. The Adige is connected through artificial underground canals to Lake Garda for flood prevention, the Mori-Torbole tunnel.