Ombrone
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| location | Tuscany , Italy | |
| River system | Ombrone | |
| River basin district | Appennino Settentrionale | |
| source | near San Gusmè (municipality of Castelnuovo Berardenga ) 43 ° 22 ′ 17 ″ N , 11 ° 30 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| muzzle | into the Tyrrhenian Sea Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′ 32 " N , 11 ° 0 ′ 47" E 42 ° 39 ′ 32 " N , 11 ° 0 ′ 47" E
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| length | 157 km | |
| Catchment area | 3494 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Orcia | |
| Right tributaries | Arbia , Crevole , Merse , Lanzo , Gretano | |
| Medium-sized cities | Grosseto | |
| Communities | Castelnuovo Berardenga , Rapolano Terme , Asciano , Buonconvento , Murlo , Montalcino , Civitella Paganico , Cinigiano , Campagnatico , Scansano | |
The Ombrone (also called Ombrone grossetano and Ombrone senese ) is a river in Tuscany , Italy . It crosses the provinces of Siena and Grosseto from north to south.
course
It rises northeast of Siena near San Gusmè (part of the town of Castelnuovo Berardenga ) and flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea after 157 km . Its catchment area covers 3,494 km², its main tributaries are Arbia , Crevole , Lanzo , Merse and Orcia . It flows through the towns of Castelnuovo Berardenga, Rapolano Terme , Asciano , Buonconvento , Murlo , Montalcino , Civitella Paganico , Cinigiano , Campagnatico , Scansano and Grosseto .
photos
The Ombrone near Buonconvento shortly after the confluence with the Arbia
Bridge over the Ombrone near Sasso d'Ombrone , district of Cinigiano
The Ombrone estuary in the Tyrrhenian Sea south of Principina, district of Grosseto
literature
- Giorgio Battini: Il fiume racconta. Viaggio nella Toscana dei fiumi. Bonechi Editrice, Florence 1993, ISBN 88-7009-941-5 , pp. 221-236
- Emanuele Repetti: OMBRONE SANESE (Umbro major fl.). In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846) , online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian, p. 9 ff.)
