Paglia (river)

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Paglia
The Paglia near Ponte a Rigo (district of San Casciano dei Bagni). In the background Monte Labbro

The Paglia near Ponte a Rigo (district of San Casciano dei Bagni ). In the background Monte Labbro

Data
Water code Parameter error
location Central Italy
River system Tiber
Drain over Tiber  → Tyrrhenian Sea
River basin district Appennino Centrale
source on the slope of Monte Amiata
Source height approx.  1000  m slm
muzzle south-east of Orvieto in the Tiber Coordinates: 42 ° 41 ′ 39 "  N , 12 ° 11 ′ 45"  E 42 ° 41 ′ 39 "  N , 12 ° 11 ′ 45"  E

length 86 km
Left tributaries Chiana , Rigo
Right tributaries Senna

The Paglia [ ˈpaʎa ] is a right tributary of the Tiber , into which it flows southeast of Orvieto . It rises at about 1000 m altitude on the slope of Monte Amiata in southern Tuscany in the area of ​​the municipality of Abbadia San Salvatore .

course

The Paglia has a length of 86 km and flows through the provinces of Siena , Viterbo and Terni . It is created by the confluence of the Pagliola and Vascio rivers. It flows through the province of Siena for 16 km and passes the communities Abbadia San Salvatore, Piancastagnaio , Radicofani and San Casciano dei Bagni . After Ponte a Rigo , a hamlet of San Casciano dei Bagni, he enters the province of Lazio, where he crosses the municipality of Proceno and Acquapendente . Shortly after Proceno and shortly before Acquapendente in the municipality of Acquapendente, the Paglia flows under the Ponte Gregoriano bridge , which was built from 1578 to 1580 by the architect Giovanni Fontana and was built by Pope Gregory XIII. is dedicated. It is part of the Via Cassia . In Umbria the Paglia moves in the territories of Castel Viscardo , Orvieto and Baschi . Here it flows into the Tiber near Baschi Scalo.

photos

  • Ponte Gregoriano bridge north of Acquapendente

Web links

Commons : Paglia River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official website of the province of Viterbo, accessed on March 7, 2012 (Ital.) (PDF; 1.5 MB)
  2. ↑ Official website of the province of Viterbo, accessed on March 7, 2012 (Ital.) (PDF; 1.5 MB)
  3. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the Paglia river, accessed on March 7, 2012 (Ital.)
  4. ↑ La Repubblica online : Università della Tuscia, restauratori 'in erba' per opere d'arte bisognose. August 8, 2015, accessed April 14, 2016 (Italian)