Taglio of Porto Viro
If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this event you can find it here:All Statistics
Between 1600 and 1604 the Republic of Venice changed the course of the Po river by digging a canal. This caused large river deposits that slowly changed the coastline of the area.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
January 1881: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1885: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1897: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1825: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1901: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1909: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1917: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1921: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1551: Porto Pisano, also known as Triturrita, was the main seaport of the Republic of Pisa, located on the Ligurian Sea coast close to the mouth of the Arno River. Porto Pisano suffered from increasing alluvial deposits, and the coastline moved away from the port. After the 16th century, it ceased entirely to be used.
January 1933: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1941: The city of Grosseto is located about 12 km from the sea in the center of an alluvial plain called Maremma Grossetana, at the confluence point of the Ombrone valley. In the past, a large part of the flat area was occupied by Lake Prile which extended almost to the western part of the city. The ancient coastal lake basin with marshy characteristics has almost completely disappeared following the canalization works included in the eighteenth-century reclamations carried out by the Lorena family, definitively completed between the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century by the fascist government.
January 1677: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1905: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1725: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1665: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1949: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1649: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1957: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1705: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1965: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1977: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1981: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1983: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1985: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1713: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1717: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1669: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1737: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1701: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1693: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1645: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1793: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1681: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1685: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1708: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1765: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1801: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1769: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1773: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1861: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1945: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1651: Macau was once an island but gradually a connecting sandbar turned into a narrow isthmus. Land reclamation in the 17th century made Macau into a peninsula, and a barrier gate was built to mark the separation between the peninsula and the mainland. Pre-colonial records show that Macau totalled only 2.78 km2 but began to increase as a result of Portuguese settlement.
January 1697: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1777: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1617: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1869: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1877: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1633: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1805: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1721: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1749: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1753: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1781: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1817: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1982: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1953: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1789: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1853: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1689: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1973: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1937: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1837: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1841: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1849: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1845: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1873: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1913: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1925: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1941: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1889: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1961: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1637: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1657: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1893: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1621: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1857: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1613: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1745: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1641: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1653: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1661: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1673: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1729: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1733: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1741: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1757: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1761: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1785: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1797: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1809: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1813: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1629: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1821: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1829: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1833: The Porto Viro cut was a major hydraulic project carried out in the Po Delta by the Republic of Venice, begun in 1600, and completed in 1604. From 1200 to 1600 alluvial soils advanced 25 meters a year; 70 in the 16th and 17th centuries. If before 1600 the Delta expanded by about 53 hectares a year, from 1604 to 1840 it passed to 135 hectares a year. The formation of new territories continued further. In the 19th century, with the introduction of steam pumps, large reclamation works were carried out which, accompanied by the construction of imposing embankments, definitively subtracted large tracts of land from the marsh.
January 1846: The Seven Islands of Bombay were 16th-century Portuguese colonial possessions lying off the Konkan, that were partly handed over to England under this title as part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza when she married Charles II in 1661. By 1845, the islands had been merged into one landmass by means of multiple land reclamation projects.
January 1801: The city of Grosseto is located about 12 km from the sea in the center of an alluvial plain called Maremma Grossetana, at the confluence point of the Ombrone valley. In the past, a large part of the flat area was occupied by Lake Prile which extended almost to the western part of the city. The ancient coastal lake basin with marshy characteristics has almost completely disappeared following the canalization works included in the eighteenth-century reclamations carried out by the Lorena family, definitively completed between the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century by the fascist government.
Selected Sources
Delta del Po - Storia, retrieved November, 11th, 2020 on https://web.archive.org/web/20140505001813/http://www.atuttascuola.it/contributi/scienze/delta_del_po6.htm
Preti, V. (1997) Martin Mistère e i segreti del Po (CD-ROM), Leonardo Studio, Italy, animation of the evolution of Po delta
