Fiumarella
Fiumarella | ||
The stream at the Fiumarella estuary |
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location | Catanzaro Province , Calabria , Italy | |
muzzle | at Catanzaro Lido coordinates: 38 ° 49 ′ 20 ″ N , 16 ° 37 ′ 9 ″ E 38 ° 49 ′ 20 ″ N , 16 ° 37 ′ 9 ″ E |
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Mouth height |
0 m
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length | 20 km | |
Catchment area | 34.3 km² | |
Medium-sized cities | Catanzaro |
The Fiumarella is a typical Fiumara that drains the surface water from a part of the Sila Mountains in the north of Catanzaro without a specific source and therefore dries out in summer, but can become a raging river in winter when there is sufficient rainfall.
In addition to Catanzaro , which lies on a ridge, the Fiumarella has formed a deeply cut gorge, which is bridged by the Ponte Bisantis at a height of 112 m .
The only 20 km long Fiumarella flows into the Ionian Sea at Catanzaro Lido .
It corresponds to the ancient Zaro .
In the last century her name became known through the railway accident on the Fiumarella Viaduct on December 23, 1961.