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The Bacchiglione (Latin Medoacus minor) is a river that flows through northern 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....
 and empties into the Gulf of Venice
Gulf of Venice

The Gulf of Venice is a Headlands and bays that borders modern day Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, and is at the far north of the Adriatic Sea between the river delta of the Po River river in northern Italy and the Istria peninsula in Croatia....
, on the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges....
, near Chioggia
Chioggia

Chioggia is a coastal town and comune of the province of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the Lagoon of Venice about 25 km south of Venice ; causeways connect it to the mainland and to its frazione of Sottomarina....
. It flows past a number of towns of historic note, including Vicenza
Vicenza

Vicenza, a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione....
 and Padova (Padua), and acted for many centuries as a significant waterway up to Vicenza, after which it ceases to be navigable.

Recently, the Bacchiglione has gained a reputation for containing water dangerous to drink.






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The Bacchiglione (Latin Medoacus minor) is a river that flows through northern 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....
 and empties into the Gulf of Venice
Gulf of Venice

The Gulf of Venice is a Headlands and bays that borders modern day Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, and is at the far north of the Adriatic Sea between the river delta of the Po River river in northern Italy and the Istria peninsula in Croatia....
, on the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges....
, near Chioggia
Chioggia

Chioggia is a coastal town and comune of the province of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the Lagoon of Venice about 25 km south of Venice ; causeways connect it to the mainland and to its frazione of Sottomarina....
. It flows past a number of towns of historic note, including Vicenza
Vicenza

Vicenza, a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione....
 and Padova (Padua), and acted for many centuries as a significant waterway up to Vicenza, after which it ceases to be navigable.

Recently, the Bacchiglione has gained a reputation for containing water dangerous to drink. The water has a chemical profile similar to water in certain areas of Africa where ROWPU crews could be called to purify water. Liberal use of animal fertilizer on thousands of acres of its watershed has caused relatively high levels of contamination. The Bacchiglione also washes through the urban and industrial areas of Vicenza and bringing additional pollution hazards. Local residents will not allow their children to swim in the river water.

Notable bridges

  • Ponte San Lorenzo
    Ponte San Lorenzo

    The Ponte San Lorenzo is a Roman segmental arch bridge over the river Bacchiglione in Padua, Italy, Constructed between 47 and 30 BC, it is one of the very earliest segmental arched bridges in the world....
    , Padua
    Padua

    Padua is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 ....
    , one of the earliest Roman segmental arch bridges