Dora Baltea ( Italian: [ˈdɔːra ˈbaltea] ) or Doire Baltée ( French: [dwaʁ balte] ) is a river in northwestern Italy . It is a left-hand tributary of the Po and is about 170 kilometres (110 mi) long.
6-738: Duria may refer to: river Dora Baltea in northwestern Italy, known in Latin as Duria maior , Duria Baltica and Duria Bautica . river Dora Riparia flowing from France to the Po in Italy, known in Latin as Duria minor . Düren , a town in Germany, appearing as villa duria in Frankish annals Duria Antiquior , a more ancient Dorset , several paintings depicting prehistoric animals. Duria,
12-551: A little downstream from Chivasso . It is a popular place for whitewater rafting and kayaking . Early in the summer, in May and June, the rivers are usually high with snow melt from the mountains. During July, August and September the water levels are usually lower and the temperature warmer. This article on a location in Aosta Valley is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Piedmont location article
18-569: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dora Baltea The river's Latin name was Duria maior , Duria Baltica or Duria Bautica . Strabo called it Δουριας ( Dourias ) in Greek. The name "Duria" is from the Celtic root * dubr- ("flow"), found in many European river names such as Douro / Duero ; it derives from Proto-Indo-European * dʰew- ("flow"). The second part may derive from
24-583: The Aosta Valley , the Dora Baltea flows through the city of Aosta (where the Buthier runs into it) and near all the main cities of the lower Aosta Valley: Châtillon , Saint-Vincent , Verrès and Pont-Saint-Martin . After it enters Piedmont , it passes through the city of Ivrea and a good part of Canavese , gets from its right hand the waters of the Chiusella and reaches the Po at Crescentino ,
30-751: The Illyrian root * balta ("‘swamp, marsh, white clay"). In the local languages, the river is called Arpitan : Duère Baltèa , Valdôtain : Djouiye ; Piedmontese : Deura Bàotia . It originates by Mont Blanc as the confluence of the Dora di Ferret , fed by the Pré de Bar Glacier in Val Ferret , and the Dora di Veny , fed by the Miage Glacier and Brenva Glacier in Val Veny . As it crosses
36-642: The mascot of the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Duria . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duria&oldid=1225104955 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Latin-language text Articles containing Medieval Latin-language text Short description
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