The Savuto is a river and valley in Calabria, Southern Italy, that lies at the intersection of the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro. It is also the name of a DOC wine produced in the region.
| Savuto | |
|---|---|
 Savuto river valley as seen from Scigliano | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Tyrrhenian Sea |
• coordinates | 39°01′55″N 16°05′56″E / 39.0319°N 16.0989°E |
The river's source is in La Sila and it empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, after a run of 48 kilometres (30 mi).
The name originates from the Latin Sabutus,[1] and it may also correspond to the Greek Ocinaros ("that flows quickly"), on which there was located the ancient town of Temesa.
It is also the name of a small village near the river
The river is crossed by a Roman bridge along the Roman Via Popilia, the Ponte sul Savuto, or Hannibal's bridge.
The Savuto valley is home to many towns (It: comuni including: Aprigliano, Parenti, Rogliano, Santo Stefano di Rogliano, Marzi, Carpanzano, Malito, Scigliano, Pedivigliano, Altilia, Grimaldi, Aiello Calabro, Martirano, San Mango d'Aquino, Cleto, and Nocera Terinese known collectively as "towns of the Savuto" (It: Paesi del Savuto).
References
edit- ^ Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. Vol. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 700. ISBN 0691049459.
External links
edit- Notizie dalla valle del Savuto (in Italian)