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The Nure (Latin Nura) is a small river in northern Italy
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The Nure (Latin Nura) is a small river in northern 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....
 (province of Piacenza
Province of Piacenza

The Province of Piacenza is a Provinces of Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Piacenza.The province has 273,689 inhabitants ....
). It has its source on the northern slopes of Mt. Nero (1754 m. a.s.l.) and after a course of about 75 km — the second longest of the province — flows into the Po River
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....
 10 km east of Piacenza
Piacenza

Piacenza is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza....
, in the vicinity of Roncarolo, a frazione
Frazione

A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere....
 of the commune of Caorso
Caorso

Caorso is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km northwest of Bologna and about 13 km east of Piacenza....
, on the border with the Lombard
Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region....
 commune of Caselle Landi
Caselle Landi

Caselle Landi is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 70 km southeast of Milan and about 35 km southeast of Lodi, Italy....
.

The upper valley is somewhat influenced by the sea air, keeping it free of fog and strong winds, and therefore relatively pleasant even during the winter months.

In this valley there are 79 fortification
Fortification

Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs....
s (castles, fortified towers and dwellings, etc.)

The main villages along this river are: Ferriere
Ferriere

This article is about the Italian commune, for the Bordeaux Third growth see Ch?teau FerriereFerriere is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 150 km west of Bologna and about 45 km southwest of Piacenza, in the Val Nure of the Ligurian Appennines....
, Bosconure, Cantoniera, Farini d'Olmo, Bettola
Bettola

Bettola is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 140 km west of Bologna and about 30 km south of Piacenza....
, Ponte dell'Olio
Ponte dell'Olio

Ponte dell'Olio is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 22 km south of Piacenza, about 85 k....
, Vigolzone
Vigolzone

Vigolzone is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 140 km northwest of Bologna and about 15 km south of Piacenza....
, Grazzano Visconti, Podenzano
Podenzano

Podenzano. Municipality in Province of Piacenza, Region: Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Co-ordinates: Latitude: 44? 57' 0' ' N, Longitude: 9? 41' 0' ', Altitude: 118 m....
.