Adda

Home > ... > Places > Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and the Balkans > Italian Physical Geography > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Adda

Adda , river, 194 mi (312 km) long, rising in the Rhaetian Alps, N Italy, and flowing SW through Lake Como, then S into the Po River near Cremona. Its upper course furnishes much electric power; the lower river irrigates the Lombard plain. Many battles have been fought along its course, notably the Battle of Lodi (1796).

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Adda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 30 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Adda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (November 30, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Adda.html

"Adda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Adda.html

Learn more about citation styles

Cassano d'Adda

Cassano d'Adda , town (1991 pop. 16,260), Lombardy, N Italy, on the Adda River. It is an agricultural and market center. At Cassano d'Adda the French under Vendôme defeated the imperial forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy in 1705 (see Spanish Succession, War of the ). The town is also the site of the victory (1799) of the Russians under Suvarov over the French under Moreau during the French Revolutionary Wars.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Cassano d'Adda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 30 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Cassano d'Adda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (November 30, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cassanod.html

"Cassano d'Adda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cassanod.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Sunonwealth Files Suit Against Creative Technology and nVidia; Federal Judge Found ADDA Violated Terms of Injunction Order. Business Wire; 2/8/2001
	Sunonwealth Files Second Patent Infringement Suit Against ADDA. Business Wire; 12/20/2000
	British man on trial for sodomy in Ghana News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/6/2007

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Kofi Adda, Veep in Brawl. News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 11/3/2008; 700+ words ; ...Navrongo Central Constituency, Joseph Kofi Adda, had addressed party supporters and was...dais at the time of the incident, Mr. Adda did not acknowledge the Vice-President...presence of the Vice-President. Mr. Adda reportedly told Jake that the Vice President...
	National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) Opens 12th Annual Adult ADHD Converence Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 5/2/2006; 642 words ; ...Attention Deficit Disorder Association's (ADDA) 12th Annual Adult ADHD Conference to...conference officially begins May 5, on "ADDA Day" for Orange County, Florida, proclaimed...adults with ADHD to lead better lives. "ADDA's mission has always been to inform the...
	ADDA 2008 (All Digital Demand Asia) Welcomes the Asian Print Community to Singapore. News Wire article from: ACN Newswire; 11/27/2008; 700+ words ; ADDA, Singapore, Nov 27, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - All Digital Demand Asia 2008 (ADDA) is opening its doors to Asia's leading...cost savings. Paul Callaghan, organiser of ADDA, said that it supports the current industrial...
	ADDA'S Awareness Campaign Offers Resources and Education to Adults Living with AD/HD and Professionals Working With Them Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 9/4/2007; 700+ words ; ...Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) is marking the fourth annual AD/HD...empowering individuals through education, ADDA is dedicated to providing resources to...community and help promote awareness," said ADDA President Linda Anderson. "There is so...
	Sunonwealth Files Suit Against Creative Technology and nVidia; Federal Judge Found ADDA Violated Terms of Injunction Order. Business Wire; 2/8/2001; 700+ words ; ...products and their model numbers are: ADDA DC brush less fan model numbers AD0812MB...Sunonwealth filed another patent case against ADDA Corp. and LaFan. "Sunonwealth has made...Los Angeles on Jan. 18, 2001, against ADDA for violating certain terms of a permanent...
	Navro-Pio's Family Denies Banning Kofi Adda. News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 11/3/2008; 700+ words ; ...Navrongo Traditional Area, Dr. A. B. Adda has categorically denied attributions made...for the Navrongo Constituency, Hon Kofi Adda from campaigning in the traditional area...Chief's nephews, Arthur Wekem Balinia Adda, who claimed the ban was on the directive...
	ADDA 2008 (All Digital Demand Asia) Welcomes the Asian Print Community to Singapore.(Company overview) News Wire article from: JCN Newswires; 11/28/2008; 700+ words ; ...Singapore, Nov 28, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - ADDA 2008 (All Digital Demand Asia) is opening...savings. Paul Callaghan, organiser of ADDA, said that it supports the current industrial...the wholesale and the retail level. At ADDA's conference program, our exclusive...
	Second Annual ADDA 'Focus Fair' Offers Educational Workshops on AD/HD Issues and Treatment Sept. 16 in Chicago. PR Newswire; 8/14/2006; 700+ words ; ...and more will be explored at the Second Annual ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association) Focus...HD -- Peter Jaska, PhD, Past President of ADDA -- David Giwerc, Past President of ADDA, Founder/President of the ADD Coach Academy...
	ADDA Kicks Off AD/HD Awareness Campaign with Four Regional Conferences Beginning Sept. 29 and Series of Fall Teleclasses Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 9/4/2007; 700+ words ; ...Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) knows how difficult it is for the 8 million...educational and employment challenges. ADDA is holding four regional conferences this...management and organization Fall Teleclasses ADDA's Fall Teleclasses enable anyone with...
	ADDA's Awareness Campaign Puts Focus on Adults Living With AD/HD. PR Newswire; 8/28/2006; 700+ words ; ...Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) is dedicated to shedding light on AD...and provide hope to people with AD/HD, ADDA is marking the third annual AD/HD Awareness...Conferences and Teleclasses Offer New Insight ADDA is holding a Focus Fair in Chicago at Wheaton...