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The Adda (Latin Abdua, or Addua) is a river in North Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, a tributary of the Po
Po River

The Po is a river that flows 652 km eastward across northern Italy, from Monviso to the Adriatic Sea near Venice. It has a drainage area of 71,000 km? and is the longest river in Italy....
. It rises in the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 near the border with Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 and flows through Lake Como
Lake Como

Lake Como is a lake of Glacier origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km?, making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore....
.






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The Adda (Latin Abdua, or Addua) is a river in North Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, a tributary of the Po
Po River

The Po is a river that flows 652 km eastward across northern Italy, from Monviso to the Adriatic Sea near Venice. It has a drainage area of 71,000 km? and is the longest river in Italy....
. It rises in the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 near the border with Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 and flows through Lake Como
Lake Como

Lake Como is a lake of Glacier origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km?, making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore....
. The Adda joins the Po a few kilometres upstream of Cremona
Cremona

Cremona is a city in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments....
. It is 313 kilometres (196 miles) long. The highest point of the drainage basin
Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
 is the summit of la Spedla
La Spedla

La Spedla is a minor summit south of Piz Bernina on the border between Italy and Switzerland. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of List of Alpine four-thousanders....
 (a subpeak of Piz Bernina
Piz Bernina

Piz Bernina is the highest mountain of the Eastern Alps and the summit of the Bernina Range. It is also the furthest easterly mountain higher than 4,000 m in the Alps, the highest point of the Graub?nden canton of Switzerland, and the fifth most prominent peak in the Alps....
), at 4,020 meters.

Towns along the river Adda include Bormio
Bormio

Bormio is a town located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Italy Alps. It currently has a population of 4,200. In addition to modern skiing facilities, the town is noted for the presence of a hot spring spa....
, Sondrio
Sondrio

Sondrio is an Italy town and comune located in the heart of the Valtellina. Sondrio counts approximately 22,600 inhabitants and it is the administrative centre for the Lombardy Province of Sondrio....
, Bellagio
Bellagio

Bellagio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located on Lake of Como. It has long been famous for its setting at the intersection of the three branches of the Y-shaped lake, which is also known as Lario....
 and Lecco
Lecco

Lecco is city of c. 47,000 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan, the capital of the province of Lecco. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como ....
 (both on Lake Como
Lake Como

Lake Como is a lake of Glacier origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km?, making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore....
), and Lodi
Lodi, Italy

Lodi is a town in Lombardy, Italy, on the right bank of the Adda River. It is the capital of the province of Lodi....
.

The Adda's true source is in some small lakes near the head of the Fragile
Fragile

Fragile may refer to:In music:*Fragile , an album by Yes released in 1971*Fragile , an album by Dead or Alive released in 2000*Fragile , an album by Saron Gas released in 2000...
 glen
Glen

A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped; or one with a watercourse running through such a valley. The word comes from the Irish language/Scottish Gaelic language word gleann, or glion in Manx language....
, but its volume is increased by the union with several smaller streams, near the town of Bormio
Bormio

Bormio is a town located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Italy Alps. It currently has a population of 4,200. In addition to modern skiing facilities, the town is noted for the presence of a hot spring spa....
, at the Raetian Alps. Thence it flows first southwest, then due west, through the fertile Valtellina
Valtellina

Valtellina or the Valtelline valley ; is a valley in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, bordering Switzerland. Today it is known for its skiing, its hot spring spas, its cheeses and its wines....
, passing Tirano
Tirano

Tirano is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio, Northern Italy. It has about 9,044 inhabitants and is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy boundary....
, where the Poschiavino falls in on the right bank, and Sondrio, where is the junction with the Mallero, also on the right. It falls into the Lake of Como
Como

Como is a city in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it is the capital of the province of Como and directly borders the Switzerland town of Chiasso....
, at its northern end, and mainly forms that lake. On issuing from its southeastern or Lecco arm, it crosses the plain of Lombardy where it is joined from the left by the Serio
Serio River

The Serio is an Italy river that flows entirely within Lombardy, crossing the provinces of Province of Bergamo and Province of Cremona. It is 124 kilometers long and it flows into the Adda River at Bocca di Serio, to the south of Crema, Italy....
, and finally, after a course of about 240 km (150 mi), joins the Po
Po River

The Po is a river that flows 652 km eastward across northern Italy, from Monviso to the Adriatic Sea near Venice. It has a drainage area of 71,000 km? and is the longest river in Italy....
, 13 km (8 mi) above Cremona
Cremona

Cremona is a city in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments....
.

The 1377 erected Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge
Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge

The Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge or Trezzo Bridge was a Middle Ages bridge at Trezzo sull'Adda in Lombardy, Italy, spanning the Adda river. Completed in 1377, the single arch bridge hold the record for the largest span for over four hundred years, until the beginnings of the Industrialisation, while it was not until the early 20th century...
 remained with a world record span of 72 m the longest bridge arch to have been built before the introduction of metal into bridge construction. The lower course of the Adda was formerly the border between the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
 and the Duchy of Milan
Duchy of Milan

The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1394 to 1797. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire, by then a decentralised entity, and was ruled by several dynasties, most of them major powers from outside Italy....
, after the Treaty of Lodi
Treaty of Lodi

The Treaty of Lodi, also known as the Peace of Lodi or the Treaty of Venice was a peace agreement between Milan and Venice signed on April 9 1454 at Lodi, Italy in Lombardy, on the banks of the Adda River....
, 1454; and on its banks several important battles have been fought, notably that of Lodi
Battle of Lodi

The Battle of Lodi was fought on May 10, 1796 between French Revolutionary Army forces under Major General Napoleon I of France and an Habsburg Monarchy rear guard led by Feldzeugmeister Johann Peter Beaulieu at Lodi, Italy, Italy....
, where Napoleon defeated the Austrians in 1796; several battles have also taken place at the bridgehead of Cassano d'Adda
Cassano d'Adda

Cassano d'Adda is a town and commune in the province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, located on the right side of the Adda River. It is on the border between the province of Milan and the province of Bergamo...
.

See also

  • Valtellina disaster
    Valtellina disaster

    The Valtellina disaster happened in Valtellina, Northern Italian Alps, in July-August 1987. The calamity affected the provinces of Sondrio, Brescia, Bergamo, Lecco, and Como....
  • Val Pola landslide
    Val Pola landslide

    The Val Pola landslide happened in Valtellina, Lombardy, Northern Italian Alps, on July 28, 1987 and resulted in the Valtellina disaster with the total cost of 400 million euros....


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Taccani hydroelectric plant, Trezzo sull'Adda
Trezzo sull'Adda

Trezzo sull'Adda is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 30 km northeast of Milan on the Adda River....
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The Adda and the Castello visconteo, Trezzo sull'Adda
Trezzo sull'Adda

Trezzo sull'Adda is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 30 km northeast of Milan on the Adda River....
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The river divides Vaprio d’Adda (on our left) from Canonica d’Adda (on our right) File:Addabello.jpg|Adda River in Imbersago
Imbersago

Imbersago is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km south of Lecco....
 File:AgostinoLoBascio.jpg|A Swan in Imbersago
Imbersago

Imbersago is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km south of Lecco....
 File:Kyo-Kazama-dojo.jpg|A colony of swans in Imbersago