Pianura padana (English spelling)

Japanese: ポー平原 - ポーへいげん（英語表記）Pianura padana

The plain of the Po River basin, which spans four northern and central Italian regions (Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, and Veneto). It covers an area of 74,970 km2. It is a long plain stretching from east to west, sandwiched between the foothills of the Alps and the Apennine Mountains. Its fertile soil, water, and easy transportation have given birth to rich agricultural areas since ancient times and fostered many cities. It is still the most economically active region in Italy. The northern side of the plain is bounded by a line connecting the cities of Bergamo, Brescia, Verona, and Vicenza, while the southern side is bounded by a line connecting the cities of Alessandria, Piacenza, Parma, Modena, Bologna, and Rimini. Along the Po River that flows between them are the cities of Pavia, Cremona, Mantua, and Ferrara.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

イタリアの北･中部の4州(ピエモンテ，ロンバルディア，エミリア･ロマーニャ，ベネト)にまたがるポー川流域の平野。面積7万4970km2。アルプス山麓とアペニノ山脈にはさまれ，東西に長く延びる平野で，肥沃な土地と水と交通の便が古くから豊かな農業地帯を誕生させ，多くの都市を育ててきた。現在もイタリア国内で最も経済活動の活発な地域となっている。平野の北側はベルガモ，ブレシア，ベローナ，ビチェンツァの諸都市を結ぶ線，南側はアレッサンドリア，ピアチェンツァ，パルマ，モデナ，ボローニャ，リミニの諸都市を結ぶ線で囲まれ，その間を流れるポー川に沿ってパビア，クレモナ，マントバ，フェラーラなどの都市がある。

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