Oltrepò Pavese

For the wine, see Oltrepò Pavese (wine).

The Oltrepò Pavese is the area of the Province of Pavia, in the north-west Italian region of Lombardy, which lies to the south of the river Po. (It is ‘oltre’ (beyond) the Po, when considered from the provincial capital Pavia and in general from the rest of Lombardy.)

Extending over an area of c. 1100 km², it is roughly triangular in shape, with a base to the north formed by the Po and a southern apex at Monte Lesima (1724 m), a mountain of the Ligurian Apennines which is the highest point in the province. To the west it is bounded by the Province of Alessandria (Piedmont) and to the east by the Province of Piacenza (Emilia Romagna). The territory comprises a plain close to the Po, a hilly section, which rises from the Valle Staffora to the west and from the upper Val Tidone to the east, and a mountainous zone which in addition to Monte Lesima includes the peaks of Monte Chiappo (1700 m) Cima Colletta (1494 m) and Monte Penice (1460 m). The main watercourse is the Staffora; other streams include the Ardivestra, the Versa and the upper part of the Tidone, including part of the Lago di Trebecco reservoir.

The principal settlements are Voghera, Casteggio, Broni, Stradella, Santa Maria della Versa and Varzi.

The region became part of Lombardy in 1859.

Sources

This article originated as a brief summary of its counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia.

The Oltrepo Pavese (in Dutch) Some info on the Oltrepo Pavese