Cervo Valley | |
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Valle CervoorValle di AndornoorBürsch | |
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The lowest part of the valley
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Location of the valley in Piedmont, northern Italy
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Floor elevation | 400–2,556 m (1,312–8,386 ft) |
Length | around 20 km (12 mi) north south |
Geology | |
Type | River valley |
Geography | |
Location | Piedmont, Italy |
Coordinates | 45°36′36″N 8°03′29″E / 45.61°N 8.058°E / 45.61; 8.058 |
Cervo Valley (inItalian Valle CervoorValle di Andorno, in Piedmontese Val d'Andorn, in Walser German Bürsch) is a valley in north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Biella, Italy.
The valley takes its name from Cervo, a right-hand tributary of the Sesia which flows through the valley. It is also called Valle di Andorno from Andorno Micca, a town which lies in the main valley near its exit on the Po plain.
Besides Andorno other municipalities of the area are Biella, Campiglia Cervo, Miagliano, Piedicavallo, Pralungo, Quittengo, Rosazza, Sagliano Micca, San Paolo Cervo, Tavigliano and Tollegno.[1]
Among the notable summits which surround the valley (all belonging to the Biellese Alps) there are:
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