Serchio

The Serchio and the Ponte della Maddalena in Borgo a Mozzano

The Serchio is after the Arno (241 km ) and the Ombrone (157 km) with its 106 km of the third longest river in the Tuscany.

Course

At the Serchio, the boroughs of Piazza al Serchio (6 km in the municipal area ), San Romano in Garfagnana ( 5 km), Camporgiano ( 6 ​​km), Pieve Fosciana ( 5 km), Castelnuovo di Garfagnana (9 km), Fosciandora (3 km), Molazzana ( 1 km), Gallicano (9 km), Barga ( 5 km), Coreglia Antelminelli ( 5 km), Bagni di Lucca ( 1 km), Borgo a Mozzano (14 km), Cpannori ( 2 km), Lucca ( 23 km) (all Lucca Province ), San Giuliano Terme ( 23 km) and Vecchiano (24 km) (Province of Pisa).

The main arm Serchio di Sillano originates on the slopes of Monte Sillano (1864 m slm ) at Sillano where south of the village of Serchio di Soraggio flows, and combines in Piazza al Serchio with side arms ( Serchio di Gramolazzo with the Torrente Acqua Bianco, from Lake Gramolazzo coming, and Serchio di San Michele, also Serchio di Minucciano called ). The Serchio crosses the mountains of Garfagnana from north to south and is dammed artificially in several places. After Camporgiano flows from the right of Edron, from Lake Vagli coming to. In Pontecosi (village of Pieve Fosciana, 321 m) of the Serchio flows through the lake Lago di Pontecosi before it reaches Castelnuovo di Garfagnana at 270 m. The Ponte di Campia in the district of Gallicano reached at 200 m. The largest tributary of the Serchio, of Lima, occurs in the western town of Bagni di Lucca area from the left, shortly after he passes the Devil's Bridge also called Ponte della Maddalena in Borgo a Mozzano (97 m).

Once it has reached the level at Lucca, he first crossed the Ponte a Moriano which dates from the 9th century and was 1382, 1490, 1581 and 1839 reconstructed after flood damage. Then the Serchio flows westwards and passes through the bridges Ponte San Quirico and Ponte San Pietro and the Autostrada A11 in the municipality of Lucca. The river flows just north of Pisa, of the municipal boundary of Vecchiano and San Giuliano Terme, whose district Pontasserchio it happened at 6 m, in the area of the nature reserve of San Rossore, in the Ligurian Sea.

History

The river took place in ancient times, a different course. He shared himself to Ponte a Moriano near the Località Marlia in two frames, and flew around the island north of Lucca ( ​​like today ) and to the south, where the northern arm was more water than the southern. The river was united again in front of Ponte San Pietro. He then served the Arno at Calcinaia first, then later in Pisa, as a right tributary. Then he changed his course and found his way without the Arno River in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The two arms of the north and south of Lucca were currently reason for several flood that threatened the fields and the city itself. According to legend, ordered Frediano of Lucca Except of the ( former name ) to find another river bed and to spare the city from floods, in reality, the diversion of the river at the time of San Frediano a hydraulic intervention is due.

Pictures

The Serchio and the Ponte San Quirico north of Lucca

The Serchio and the Ponte San Pietro west of Lucca