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The Brenta is an Italian river that runs from Trentino to the Adriatic Sea just south of the Venetian lagoon in the Veneto region, in the north-east of Italy.

Brenta
The Brenta at Bassano del Grappa
Location
Country	Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	From the lakes Levico and Caldonazzo
• elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Mouth
• location	Adriatic
Length	174 km (108 mi)
Basin size	2,300 km2 (890 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	Bassano del Grappa 60 to 90 m3/s (2,100 to 3,200 cu ft/s); Barzizza 93 m3/s (3,300 cu ft/s)

During the Roman era, it was called Medoacus (Ancient Greek: Mediochos, Μηδειοχος) and near Padua it divided in two branches, Medoacus Maior (Greater Medoacus) and Medoacus Minor (Lesser Medoacus). The river changed its course in the early Middle Ages, and its former bed through Padua was occupied by the Bacchiglione.

It is 174 kilometres (108 mi) long and was first channelled in the 16th century when a long canal was built from the village of Stra to the Adriatic Sea, bypassing the Venetian lagoon. A branch of the Brenta, named Naviglio del Brenta, was left to connect directly Venice and Padua (which was a kind of second capital of the Venice Republic). It runs through Stra, Fiesso d'Artico, Dolo, Mira, Oriago and Malcontenta to Fusina (which is part of the comune of Venice).

Starting in the 16th century, many large villas were built along the shores of the Naviglio del Brenta, and this inhabited area was subsequently named Riviera del Brenta. Three of these villas are open to the public: the massive baroque Villa Pisani in Stra, Villa Widmann-Foscari in Mira, and the Palladian building of Villa Foscari, also called "La Malcontenta". Villa Ferretti-Angeli in Dolo is also on the Riviera. Northwest of Padua, near the village of Piazzola sul Brenta, not far from the river, Villa Contarini is open. The Venetian aristocracy used to cruise along the canal on a type of boat known as a burchiello, while cargo was carried on traditional barges known as burci.

In Bassano del Grappa, the river is crossed by the Ponte Vecchio (Italian, meaning Old bridge), or Ponte degli Alpini (bridge of the Alpini), a covered bridge designed by Palladio in 1569. The bridge is pontoon-style and is built completely of wood. It was destroyed several times in its history, and was last rebuilt by the Alpini in 1948.

See also

• Girolamo Francesco Cristiani

External links

• Website of the Reclamation/Drainage Consortium for the area crossed by the northern section of Brenta river
• Website of the Reclamation/Drainage Consortium for the area crossed by the southern section of Brenta river
• Bassano network of sluices and tributaries connected to Brenta river

На других языках

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[de] Brenta (Fluss)

Der Brenta (in deutschsprachigen Publikationen häufig feminin; nicht mehr gebräuchlicher deutscher Name: Brandau) ist ein 174 km langer Fluss in Norditalien. Er entspringt südöstlich von Trient den sich bei Levico Terme vereinigenden Abflüssen der Seen Caldonazzo und Levico und fließt durch das Suganertal erst in östliche und dann ab Primolano in südliche Richtung. Ab hier verengt sich das Tal zum sogenannten Canale di Brenta. Bei Bassano del Grappa verlässt der Brenta die Südlichen Kalkalpen und setzt seinen Lauf durch das venezianische Tiefland der Po-Ebene fort. Zwischen Bassano und kurz vor Padua ist der Flusslauf mit seinen Mäandern und Kiesbänken in weiten Teilen erhalten.

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- [en] Brenta (river)

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[es] Río Brenta

El río Brenta es un corto río costero del norte de Italia, de 174 km de longitud. Nace de los lagos Levico y Caldonazzo en la provincia de Trento. Fluye a través del Valle de la Valsugana en la región del Trentino-Alto Adigio, entra en el Véneto por la población de Bassano del Grappa y acaba desembocando en el mar Adriático cerca de la localidad de Chioggia.

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[it] Brenta

Il Brenta, tradizionalmente al femminile, la Brenta[1] (in latino Medoacus maior, poi Brinta in latino medievale, Brandau in tedesco, Brint in cimbro[2][3]) è un fiume italiano che nasce dai laghi di Caldonazzo e di Levico in Trentino-Alto Adige; è uno dei principali fiumi tra quelli che sfociano nell'alto Adriatico, a nord del Po. La sua lunghezza complessiva è di circa 174 km[4], misura che lo colloca al tredicesimo posto in Italia. A Ca' Pasqua, nei pressi di Chioggia, alla Brenta si unisce come affluente il fiume Bacchiglione formando un grosso alveo che dopo 6 km sfocia nel mare Adriatico.

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[ru] Брента

Бре́нта (итал. Brenta) — река в Италии, течение которой начинается в провинции Тренто и заканчивается в Адриатическом море[2]. В области Трентино-Альто-Адидже река порождает одноимённую долину. Брента впадает в Венецианский залив, расположенный в области Венеция. Длина — 174 км. Площадь бассейна — 1600 км². Средний расход воды — 78 м³/с. Высота истока — 450 м над уровнем моря[1].

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