The Sacco is a river of central
Italy
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, a right tributary of the
Liri. It flows between the
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital and the
province of Frosinone in
Lazio
Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
.
Territory
The river originates from the
Prenestini Mountains,
formed by the confluence of two streams of the
Monti Simbruini in the
Apennines
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of
Abruzzo
Abruzzo (, ; ; , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; ), historically also known as Abruzzi, is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km (4,156 sq mi) and a population of 1.3 million. It is divided into four ...
in Lazio, and flows south-east for a total length of 87 km,
crossing the Middle
Latin valley 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 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 Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
Rivers of the Province of Frosinone
Rivers of Italy
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