Bruna (river)

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Bruna
The Bruna River at Ponti di Badia (Castiglione della Pescaia)

The Bruna River at Ponti di Badia (Castiglione della Pescaia)

Data
location Italy , Tuscany ( Province of Grosseto )
River system Bruna
River basin district Appennino Settentrionale
source Massa Marittima ( Province of Grosseto )
43 ° 2 ′ 8 "  N , 10 ° 53 ′ 43"  E
muzzle Castiglione della Pescaia in the Tyrrhenian Sea Coordinates: 42 ° 45 '44 "  N , 10 ° 52' 59"  E 42 ° 45 '44 "  N , 10 ° 52' 59"  E

length 41 km
Catchment area 350 km²
Left tributaries Asina, possa
Right tributaries Sovata
Flowing lakes Lake Accesa
Reservoirs flowed through Bruna dam
Medium-sized cities Grosseto
Communities Roccastrada , Massa Marittima , Gavorrano , Castiglione della Pescaia
Ports Castiglione della Pescaia

The Bruna is a 41 km long river in Italy that crosses the province of Grosseto ( Tuscany ) from north to south and flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in Castiglione della Pescaia .

course

The river rises south of Massa Marittima in the hills of the Colline Metallifere and then flows through the lake Lago dell'Accesa . He leaves the municipality of Massa Marittima after 2 km and flows through the municipality of Gavorrano for 4 km, where he meets the ruins of the Bruna dam . Near the hamlet of Castellaccia , the tributary Asina flows in from Roccastrada from the left , then it becomes the border river between the municipalities of Roccastrada and Gavorrano for 3 km, whereby it flows under the Via Aurelia at Giuncarico (Gavorrano) . West of Montepescali (district of Grosseto ) the river becomes the border river between Grosseto (east) and Castiglione della Pescaia (west). Here, near Macchiascandona (also called Macchia Scandona , district of Castiglione della Pescaia), the tributary Sovata flows in from the right . At Badiola it passes the district of Ponti di Badia (Castiglione della Pescaia) with its bridge and a few meters later in the nature reserve Riserva naturale Diaccia Botrona passes completely to the area of ​​Castiglione della Pescaia. Shortly before the port of Castiglione della Pescaia, he passes the 26 meter long bridge Ponte Gaetano Giorgini , begun in October 1827 and completed in May 1828 , which was named after the architect (1795–1874). After the port of Castiglione della Pescaia, the river flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea .

history

The river, formerly also known as Salebro or Salabrone , was first mentioned in 790 as Fluvio Brona by the Archbishop of Lucca , John I (781-800), who defined the river as the border with Gavorrano. In 1038 the river appears on maps as Fluvio Brama , 1051 as Brone , 1305 as Flumen Brunarum . In the statutes of Montepescali he is listed in 1427 as Fiume de le Brone . The Bruna dam was built in 1470, but collapsed in 1492. The first measures for amelioration were probably already carried out by the Etruscans and the Romans , the modern works were carried out between 1828 and 1848 by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Leopold II.

photos

  • The Bruna at Ponti di Badia / Badiola

  • The Ponte Gaetano Giorgini bridge in Castiglione della Pescaia

  • The Ponte Gaetano Giorgini bridge and the port in Castiglione della Pescaia

  • The last meters of the Bruna before the mouth in Castiglione della Pescaia

literature

Web links

Commons : Bruna River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the Bruna River, accessed on February 3, 2012 (Italian)
  2. ↑ a b Official website of the University of Florence, accessed on February 3, 2012 (Italian) (PDF file; 1.06 MB)
  3. ↑ website DBI (Dizinario Biografico degli Italiani) to the biography Giorginis retrieved (Italian) 3 February 2012
  4. ↑ cf. Repetti
  5. ^ Website of the Atlante Storico Topografico of the Comune di Grosseto on the history of the Bruna River, accessed on February 3, 2012 (Italian)
  6. ^ Website of the Atlante Storico Topografico of the Comune di Grosseto for the improvement of the river Bruna, accessed on February 3, 2012 (Italian)