Tanaro
| Tanaro | ||
 Location of the Tanaro River in Northern Italy |
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| Data | ||
| location | Northern Italy | |
| River system | Po | |
| Drain over | Po → Adriatic | |
| muzzle | at Bassignana in the Po coordinates: 45 ° 0 ′ 20 ″ N , 8 ° 46 ′ 10 ″ E 45 ° 0 ′ 20 ″ N , 8 ° 46 ′ 10 ″ E
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| length | 276 km | |
| Catchment area | 8324 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
123 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Stura di Demonte , Borbore | |
| Right tributaries | Bormida | |
| Medium-sized cities | Alba , Asti , Alessandria | |
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The Tànaro is a river in the south of Piedmont . It rises in the Ligurian Alps , on the border with Liguria and France and flows into the Po on the right after 276 km below Bassignana .
It flows through the provinces of Cuneo , Asti and Alessandria in a north and north-easterly direction . At Alessandria , it becomes navigable for larger vehicles . Its catchment area covers 8,234 km² , its largest tributaries are the Ellero and Pesio , the Stura di Demonte , the Belbo and the Bormida .
history
In April 402, the battle of Pollentia between troops of the Roman Empire and Visigoths under Alaric I took place on the left bank of the river . It went out in favor of the Romans, but that ultimately could not stop the Visigoths. In Pollenzo you can still find remains of ancient Pollentia.
The former French department Tanaro (1797-1815) with its seat in Asti was named after the river.
In November 1994, after heavy rains, the Tanaro Valley experienced one of the worst floods in its history, which particularly affected the city of Alessandria.
