Ceno (river)

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Ceno
The Ceno in the Po river system

The Ceno in the Po river system

Data
location Emilia-Romagna , Italy
River system Po
Drain over Taro  → Po  → Adriatic
muzzle at Fornovo di Taro in the Taro coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′ 31 ″  N , 10 ° 5 ′ 29 ″  E, 44 ° 41 ′ 31 ″  N , 10 ° 5 ′ 29 ″  E

length 63 km

The Ceno is a 63 km long, non-navigable river in the northern Italian Po Valley . It rises on Monte Penna in the Apennines and forms the left tributary of the Taro , into which it flows at Fornovo di Taro . It mainly flows through the province of Parma in the Emilia-Romagna region .

The etymological origin of the name "Ceno" goes back to the Celtic tribe of the Cenomanni , who, according to Polybius, around 400 BC. Immigrated to northern Italy.

The valley of the Ceno is a well-known site for metamorphic minerals . Among other things, the lherzolite occurs here .

Confluence of the Ceno and Taro at Fornovo di Taro.

Individual evidence

  1. Polybios 2:12
  2. ^ F. Adorni, G. Battilocchi, D. Bersani, S. Bo, V. Calderini: La Pianazza e la cava di Rocca Predellara, Varsi (Appennino Parmense). MICRO, 2/2009, 277-294.