Sessera Valley
{{Infobox Valley
|name =Sessera Valley
| other_name = Valle Sessera
|photo =Pan valsessera dalla cima delle guardie.jpg
|photo_caption = The valley seen from Cime delle Guardie
|coordinates = {{coord|45.7167|N|8.2333|E|type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|location =Province of Biella, Piedmont, Italy
|orientation =west east
|length =around {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}}
|elevation = {{convert|450|-|2556|m|abbr=on}}
|type =River valley
|map_image = Valle_sessera_posizione.png
| map_caption =Location of the valley in Piedmont, NW Italy
}}
Sessera Valley (in Italian Valle Sessera) is a valley in north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Biella, Italy.
Etymology
Geography
The municipalities of the lowest part of the valley are Ailoche, Caprile, Coggiola, Crevacuore, Guardabosone, Pray and Portula.Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007 Its highest part is used as pasture and administratively is divided in several exclaves belonging to the municipalities of the central part of the Province of Biella.Alta Valsessera, Centro Studi Biellesi (DocBi), on-line: [http://www.docbi.it/altavals.htm www.docbi.it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806002955/http://www.docbi.it/altavals.htm |date=2012-08-06 }}, accessed in December 2012
Notable summits
Among the notable summits which surround the valley (al belonging to the Biellese Alps) there are:
- Monte Bo - 2.556 m
- Testone delle Tre Alpi - 2.081 m
- Cima dell'Asnas - 2.039 m
- Monte Barone - 2.044 m
- Cima delle Guardie - 2.001 m
Nature conservation
The highest part of the valley and some surrounding areas are included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) of 10,786.73 ha called Val Sessera (code IT1130002).Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on [http://gis.csi.it/parchi/sic.pdf gis.csi.it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204748/http://gis.csi.it/parchi/sic.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }} (accessed on April 2013)
See also
Notes and references
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External links
{{Commons category|Valle Sessera}}
- http://www.cmsesseramossoprealpi.it/on-line/Home.html {{in lang|it}}
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