The Sacco is a river of central
Italy, a right tributary of the
Liri. It flows between the
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ( it, Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale) is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Lazio region of the Republic of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Rome and 120 ...
and the
province of Frosinone
The Province of Frosinone ( it, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune''; see Comuni of the Province of Frosinone). Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area ...
in
Lazio
it, Laziale
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Territory
The river originates from the
Prenestini Mountains, formed by the confluence of two streams of the
Monti Simbruini in the
Apennines
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 ...
of
Abruzzo
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in Lazio, and flows south-east for a total length of 87 km, crossing the Middle
Latin valley
Valle Latina (''Latin Valley'') is an Italian geographical and historical region that extends from the south of Rome to Cassino, corresponding to the eastern area of ancient Roman Latium.
The valley's principal cities are Frosinone, Cassino, So ...
between the Ernici Mountains to the northeast and the Lepini Mountains to the southwest; at the height of Ceprano it flows into the
Liri River from the right.
The Sacco's main tributaries are the Cosa and the Alabro.
In old sources, it is known also the Tolero, from its ancient name ''Tolerus'' or ''Trerus''.
Environmental issues
The Sacco river valley is a vast territory between the provinces of Rome and
Frosinone
Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the V ...
in the central-southern Italy. The intensive exploitation that for decades affected of this valley due to no-scruple companies and crooked public administration offices, produced an unprecedented environmental and social disaster.
References
Geography of Lazio
Rivers of the Province of Rome
Rivers of the Province of Frosinone
Rivers of Italy
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