Bogna (river)
| Bogna | |
|---|---|
 Location within NE Piedmont | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Alpe Preia |
| • elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| Mouth | Toce |
• coordinates | 46°07′40″N 8°17′49″E / 46.1279°N 8.2970°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Toce→ Lake Maggiore→ Ticino→ Po→ Adriatic Sea |
The Bogna is an Alpine torrent of the Ossola in northern Italy. It flows through the Val Bognanco (to which it gives its name) and into the river Toce[1] near the city of Domodossola as a right tributary. The river starts at Monte Bardo, has a length of about 12 miles, and is known as an "unjust river" (Italian: iniquo fiume) for the destructive floods it had caused in Domodossola for centuries.[2][3]
As the river runs through the entire Bognanco Valley and crosses the municipalities of Bognanco, Domodossola and Crevoladossola. A 1300 m long wall, the muraccio, was built in the late 18th century to protect the city of Domodossola from the floods of the river.[3] In the 19th century, a remarkable bridge,[which?] a masterpiece of architecture, stood over Bogna.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fabi 1852, p. 193.
- ^ Bertolotto et al. 2014, p. 5.
- ^ a b I Racconti del Viandante 2016.
Sources
[edit]- Bertolotto, Paolo Lorenzo; Mercalli, Luca; Berro, Daniele Cat; Mosello, Rosario; Rogora, Michela (December 2014). "La serie climatica ultracentenaria di Domodossola - Collegio Rosmini, 1871-2013" (PDF). Nimbus 72 (in Italian). XXII (2): 4–45.
- Fabi, Massimo (1852). Corografia d'Italia: ossia cran dizionario storico-geografico-statistico delle citta Borghi, ... (in Italian). Pagnoni. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- "Un cuore di pietra a nostra difesa". I Racconti del Viandante (in Italian). 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
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