Po Plain

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The Po Plain is a vast, fertile lowland region in northern Italy, formed by the Po River and known as the country’s primary agricultural and industrial heartland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Po Plain canonical 5
Po plain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
lowland
plain
boundedBy Adriatic Sea
Alps
Apennines
characteristicFeature dense irrigation network
frequent fog in winter
high population density
high soil fertility
climate continental influences
humid subtropical climate
continent Europe
country Italy
countryRank largest plain in Italy
drainageBasin Adriatic Sea
economicRole major industrial heartland of Italy
primary agricultural heartland of Italy
elevation predominantly low-lying
formedBy Po River
formedByProcess fluvial sedimentation
geologicalOrigin alluvial plain
hasPart Po River floodplain
includesRegion Emilia-Romagna
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Liguria (eastern part)
linked to: Liguria

Lombardy
Piedmont
Trentino-Alto Adige
Tuscany (northern fringe)
linked to: northern Tuscany

Veneto
knownAs Pianura Padana
Val Padana
landUse industrial development
intensive agriculture
livestock farming
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Northern Italy
majorCity Bologna
Brescia
Cremona
Ferrara
Mantua
Milan
Modena
Padua
Parma
Piacenza
Ravenna
Turin
Verona
majorRiver Adda River
Adige River
linked to: Adige

Mincio River
linked to: Mincio

Oglio River
Po River
Ticino River
partOf Italian Peninsula
Po River basin
typicalCrops fodder crops
maize
rice
soybeans
sugar beet
wheat

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Po passesThrough Po Plain
Secchia locatedInPlain Po Plain
Province of Cremona locatedOn Po Plain
Casalmaggiore locatedInGeographicalFeature Po plain
linked to: Po Plain
Finale Emilia locatedInGeographicalFeature Po Plain
subject linked to: town of Finale Emilia