Lago di Candia
Encyclopedia
The Lago di Candia is a small, shallow Italian
lake of glacial origin, located by the town of Candia Canavese
in the Piedmont
ese province of Turin
. The lake forms the centre of an evironmentally important wetland
area which, as the Parco naturale del Lago di Candia, became a nature reserve
in 1995.
Italy
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lake of glacial origin, located by the town of Candia Canavese
Candia Canavese
Candia Canavese is a comune of the Province of Turin situated in the historical region of the Canavese in Piedmont, Italy about 35 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,322 and an area of 9.2 km²...
in the Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
ese province of Turin
Province of Turin
The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...
. The lake forms the centre of an evironmentally important wetland
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
area which, as the Parco naturale del Lago di Candia, became a nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
in 1995.