Sele (Campania)
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Sele Silarus |
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| location | Southwest Italy, Campania | |
| River system | Sele | |
| River basin district | Appennino Meridionale | |
| source | Monte Paflagone, Caposele in Italy | |
| muzzle | in the Tyrrhenian Sea Coordinates: 40 ° 28 ′ 55 " N , 14 ° 56 ′ 35" E 40 ° 28 ′ 55 " N , 14 ° 56 ′ 35" E
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| length | 64 km | |
| Drain |
MQ |
69 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Tanagro , Calore Lucano | |
The Sele (formerly also called Silarus ) is a river in southwest Italy.
geography
The Sele has its source in Monte Paflagone in the town of Caposele in southern Italy . Caposele is in the province of Avellino . The further course leads mainly through Campania until the river ends at Paestum in the Mediterranean, more precisely in the Tyrrhenian Sea .
Hydrology
On the one hand, the water of the Sele comes from the Monte Paflagone spring. The Tanagro , which drains the Vallo di Diano, and the Calore Lucano , which rises in the northern part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, also flow into the Sele. The average amount of water in the river is 69 m³ per second.
history
The Sele River was called Silarus in ancient times. In the Roman Empire , the river was an important transport flow. The Silarus gained notoriety in the Punic War because of the Battle of the Silarus . Later in the Spartacus uprising , Spartacus fell in the field battle in Lucania against the Romans.
