Oltrepò
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Oltrepò may refer to one of three geographical regions in Northern Italy, to a wine, and to a football team:
- The Oltrepò Ferrarese a small area to the north of the Po which belonged to FerraraFerraraFerrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
until the Napoleonic invasion, after which it was incorporated into the VenetoVenetoVeneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
. - The Oltrepò Mantovano, again to the south of the river, is an area which for centuries formed part of the Duchy of MantuaDuchy of MantuaThe Duchy of Mantua was a duchy in Lombardy, Northern Italy, subject to the Holy Roman Empire.-History:After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Mantua was invaded by Byzantines, Longobards and Franks. In the 11th century it became a possession of Boniface of Canossa, marquis of Toscana...
and today forms part of the Province of MantuaProvince of MantuaThe Province of Mantua is a province in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua.-Communes:It includes 70 comuni , ranging in area from Viadana, with 102.19 km², to Mariana Mantovana, with 8.81 km²....
. - The Oltrepò PaveseOltrepò PaveseThe 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. Extending over an area of c...
, an area to the south of the Po centred on the city of Voghera which became part of the Province of Pavia in 1859.- Oltrepò Calcio, the former name of the football team S.G. Stradellina, which is based in the town of Stradella in the Oltrepò Pavese.
- Oltrepò Pavese (wine), which is produced in the area.