Busalla
Encyclopedia
Busalla is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Genoa
in the Italian
region Liguria
, located about 27 km north of Genoa
.
Its territory is crossed by the upper valley of the Scrivia
river. Nearby is the artificial Lake Busalletta
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Genoa
Province of Genoa
The Province of Genoa is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa.It has an area of 1,838 km², and a total population of about 900,000...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
, located about 27 km north of Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
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Its territory is crossed by the upper valley of the Scrivia
Scrivia
The Scrivia is a right tributary of the Po River, in northern Italy. It runs through Liguria, Piedmont, and Lombardy....
river. Nearby is the artificial Lake Busalletta
Lago della Busalletta
Lago della Busalletta is a lake in north-west Italy which straddles the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria , near the towns of Fraconalto and Busalla. At an elevation of 450 m, its surface area is 0.3 km²....
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