Vercelli plain
E561906
The Vercelli plain is an extensive agricultural lowland area in northern Italy’s Piedmont region, renowned especially for its rice paddies and irrigated farmland.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plain ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice |
flood irrigation
ⓘ
mechanized farming ⓘ |
| belongsTo | northwestern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
European rice production
ⓘ
Italian rice production ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Agogna River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cervo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sesia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
rice processing ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extensive
ⓘ
irrigated farmland ⓘ lowland ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canal network
ⓘ
drainage channels ⓘ farmsteads ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
arable land
ⓘ
paddy fields ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
railway lines
ⓘ
rural roads ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intensive agriculture
ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ rice paddies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Piedmont
ⓘ
northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | city of Vercelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrop | rice ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vercelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherCrop |
forage crops
ⓘ
maize ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Po Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Vercelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage |
Lombard dialects
ⓘ
Piedmontese ⓘ |
| regionType | rural area ⓘ |
| seasonalFeature | flooded fields in spring ⓘ |
| usesIrrigationSystem |
canals
ⓘ
ditches ⓘ |
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