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The Sangro is a river in eastern central Italy, known in ancient times as Sagrus from the Greek ''Sagros'' or ''Isagros'', ''Ισαγρος''. It rises in the middle of
Abruzzo National Park Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (Italian: ''Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise'') is an Italian national park established in 1923. The majority of the park is located in the Abruzzo region, with smaller parts in Lazio and Molise. I ...
near Pescasseroli in the
Apennine Mountains The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or  – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
. It flows southeast past Pescasseroli, Opi and
Villetta Barrea Villetta Barrea ( Abruzzese: '', '') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. Its territory, located within the Monti Marsicani, is crossed by the Sangro The Sangro is a river in eastern centra ...
and flows into the artificial lake
Lago di Barrea Lake Barrea, is an artificial lake in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. It is located within the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise. The Sangro is its inflow and outflow. To its northwest is Villetta Barrea and to its southeast is ...
. It then flows northeast through
Alfedena Alfedena ( la, Aufidena or Aufidenia, Neapolitan language, Abruzzese: ') is a ''comune'' in the province of L'Aquila of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park in the upper Sangro valley, ...
, Castel di Sangro, Ateleta, Quadri, and
Villa Santa Maria Villa Santa Maria (locally ''La Vìlle'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, in the region of Abruzzo of southern Italy. People *Francis Caracciolo *Michele Mascitti Michele Mascitti (1664 in Villa Santa Maria (from Chieti); ...
, before flowing into the
Lago di Bomba Lago di Bomba, also called Lago di Sangro, is a lake in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. At an elevation of 262 m, its surface area is about . To the south of the lake is Villa Santa Maria Villa Santa Maria (locally ''La Vìlle'') is a town ...
. From there it flows northeast , it is joined by the
Aventino The Aventine Hill (; la, Collis Aventinus; it, Aventino ) is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built. It belongs to Ripa, the modern twelfth ''rione'', or ward, of Rome. Location and boundaries The Aventine Hill is the sou ...
, and thence it flows into the Adriatic Sea south of
Punta Cavalluccio Punta is an Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music originating in the Caribbean Island of Saint Vincent And The Grenadines by the Garifuna people before being exiled from the island. Which is also known as Yurumei. It has Africa, African and ...
. During World War II, the mouth of the Sangro was part of the series of German military fortifications known as the Gustav Line. The Eighth Army crossed the Sangro on 23 November 1943. This crossing was the beginning of the Allied offensive on the Winter Line defenses east of the Apennines, which petered out in mid-December having failed to secure vital cities such as Orsogna.


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* Winter Line Rivers of Abruzzo Rivers of the Apennines Adriatic Italian coast basins Rivers of the Province of L'Aquila Rivers of the Province of Chieti Rivers of the Province of Isernia Rivers of Italy {{Italy-river-stub