Senio

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Senio
Location of the Senio

Location of the Senio

Data
location Province of Ravenna , Emilia-Romagna , Italy (source in the metropolitan city of Florence , Tuscany )
River system Reno
Drain over Reno  → Adria
River basin district Northern Apennines
source near Mount Carzolano in the metropolitan city of Florence
muzzle northeast of Alfonsine in the Reno coordinates: 44 ° 32 '51 "  N , 12 ° 5' 44"  E, 44 ° 32 '51 "  N , 12 ° 5' 44"  E

length 92 km
Drain MNQ
MQ
MHQ
 300 l / s
10 m³ / s
500 m³ / s
The Senio at Palazzuolo sul Senio

The Senio at Palazzuolo sul Senio

The Senio is a 92 km long river in the province of Ravenna in Italy .

description

It rises in the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines near Mount Carzolano in the municipality of Palazzuolo sul Senio ( Metropolitan City of Florence ), where it spends its first 12 km, and then flows into the province of Ravenna. It flows into the Reno 6 km northeast of Alfonsine . It is the last right tributary of the Reno before it flows into the Adriatic . The water flow fluctuates between 0.3 and over 500 cubic meters per second with an average value of 10 cubic meters.

The municipalities of Palazzuolo sul Senio ( FI ), Casola Valsenio , Riolo Terme , Castel Bolognese , Solarolo , Lugo , Bagnacavallo , Fusignano and Alfonsine (all RA ) lie on the river .

history

The Romans called the river Simnius. During the Italian campaign in 1797, it was the scene of numerous battles between French and papal troops. Fighting between Germans and Allies also took place here during the Italian campaign of World War II.

literature

  • Emanuele Repetti: SENIO fiume nella Valle di Palazzuolo. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, ital.)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Repetti
  2. ↑ SIRA