Taro (river)
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 Course of the taro |
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| location | Emilia-Romagna Region (Northern Italy) | |
| River system | Po | |
| Drain over | Po → Adriatic | |
| source | on Monte Penna in the Ligurian Apennines | |
| muzzle | north of Parma in the Po Coordinates: 45 ° 0 ′ 8 ″ N , 10 ° 15 ′ 21 ″ E 45 ° 0 ′ 8 ″ N , 10 ° 15 ′ 21 ″ E
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| length | 126 km | |
| Catchment area | 2026 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
30 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Ceno | |
| Small towns | Borgo Val di Taro | |
| Communities | Fornovo di Taro | |
The Taro (Latin Tarus ) is a non-navigable river in northern Italy . It rises on Monte Penna in the Apennines , crosses the Po Valley until it flows into the Po after 126 kilometers north of Parma . It mainly flows through the province of Parma in the Emilia-Romagna region . At the height of Fornovo di Taro , the Ceno flows into the Taro.
State Road 9 crosses the river about five kilometers west of Parma .
After the conquest of Italy by Napoleon Bonaparte , the French established the " Départment Taro " in 1808 . The department existed until 1814.
The approximately 20 km long section of the river between Fornovo di Taro and Ponte Taro near Noceto was declared a nature reserve "Parco Taro" in 1988. The area is characterized by numerous sand islands, which are home to unique flora and fauna.
swell
- Pliny , Naturalis historia 3,118.
literature
- Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 19. Leipzig 1909, p. 327. (online)
- William Smith: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geograph. Volume 2, London 1857, p. 1107.
