Tronto

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Tronto
Tronto at Trisungo

Tronto at Trisungo

Data
location Lazio , Abruzzo , Marche ; Italy
River system Tronto
River basin district Appennino Centrale
source At Amatrice
Source height 2400  m slm
muzzle At Porto d'Ascoli ( San Benedetto del Tronto ) in the Adriatic Sea Coordinates: 42 ° 53 ′ 40 ″  N , 13 ° 54 ′ 58 ″  E 42 ° 53 ′ 40 ″  N , 13 ° 54 ′ 58 ″  E
Mouth height 0  m slm
Height difference 2400 m
Bottom slope 21 ‰
length 115 km
Catchment area 1192 km²
Drain MQ
 17 m³ / s
Medium-sized cities Ascoli Piceno

The Tronto is a river in Italy about 115 km long.

geography

The Tronto rises in the mountainous area of ​​the Monti della Laga on the border of the regions of Latium and Abruzzo at an altitude of about 2400 m. From Accumoli in Latium, the Tronto flows along the old Roman trade route Via Salaria (today SS4) and grazes the mountain towns of Arquata , Acquasanta Terme and Mozzano. In Ascoli the Castellano river flows into the Tronto. From Ancarano (near Castel di Lama ) to the point where it flows into the Adriatic , the Tronto is also the natural border between Abruzzo and Marche .

history

The Tronto was already an important river between Asculum and the port area around San Benedetto del Tronto in Roman times . It was also used as a point of orientation for the mountainous area along the Salaria, which at that time was still difficult to overcome . The border river between the two provinces was also fiercely contested in the last century between the Kingdom of Italy and the Papal States (today's Marche ). The well-preserved castle ruins at Civitella del Tronto still reminds of this time (small museum in the castle).

economy

If the Salaria and the Tronto from Ascoli to the sea were the most important trade routes in the Middle Ages, they have sunk in the modern age. Today industry and factories are located along this trade route .

Importance as a traffic route

To travel to Rome , the inhabitants of the Tronto Valley now use the motorway via Teramo (Abruzzo), only those who have business in Terni , Rieti and Norcia use the old Roman trade route Salaria. In the last few years, this connection route across the Apennines, supported by EU funds, has been expanded but not yet completed.

Web links

  • Tronto . In Meyer's Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 19. Leipzig 1909, p. 743.