The Agogna (in Piedmontese Agògna ) is a 140-kilometre (87 mi) stream which runs through the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy . It is a left side tributary of the river Po .
6-526: The river's origin is in the area between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola . It then flows south into the province of Novara and flows past Borgomanero and Cureggio before being joined by a branch of the Terdoppio . The river continues to flow south past Caltignaga and Novara . The river then crosses into the province of Pavia and into the Lomellina area (in
12-494: Is a lake in northern Italy , west of Lake Maggiore . It has been so named since the 16th century, but was previously called Lago di San Giulio , after Saint Julius (4th century), the patron saint of the region. Its southern end is about 35 kilometers (22 miles) by rail to the northwest of the city of Novara (located on the main Turin-Milan line), while its northern end is about 6 kilometers (4 miles) by rail south of
18-480: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Lombardy location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lake Orta Lake Orta ( Italian : Lago d'Orta ; Lombard and Piedmontese : Lagh d'Òrta ) or Cusio (Lombard and Piedmontese: Cusi ; Latin : Lacus Cusius )
24-480: The Gravellona-Toce railway station, itself located halfway between Ornavasso and Omegna . Its scenery is characteristically Italian, while San Giulio island has some picturesque buildings, and takes its name from the local saint, who lived in the 4th century. The island was fortified between the 5th and 6th centuries. Located around the lake are Orta San Giulio , built on a peninsula projecting from
30-752: The communes of Castello d'Agogna and Lomello ) and receives its left tributary, the Erbognone . Finally, the river flows into the Po at Balossa Bigli, part of the comune of Mezzana Bigli , which is near the border between the province of Pavia and the province of Alessandria . During the Napoleonic conquest of Italy , the Agogna gave its name to a department of the Kingdom of Italy with Novara as capital (See: Novara ). This Piedmont location article
36-576: The east shore of the lake, Omegna at its northern extremity, Pettenasco to the east, and Pella to the west. It is supposed that the lake is the remnant of a much larger sheet of water by which originally the waters of the Toce flowed south towards Novara. As the glaciers retreated the waters flowing from them diminished, and were gradually diverted into Lake Maggiore . The inaugural European Rowing Championships were held on Lake Orta in 1893 . Frequent ferry service connects towns and villages around
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