The Savuto is a

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and

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, Southern

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, that lies at the intersection of the provinces of

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and

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. It is also the name of a

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produced in the region. The river's source is in La Sila and it empties into the

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, at the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, after a run of . The name originates from the

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''Sabutus'', 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 Scigliano is a small town and ''comune located in the hills'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the birthplace of the 16th-century Italian humanist Giovanni Valentino Gentile. See also * Savuto river R ...

, Pedivigliano, Altilia, Grimaldi,

Aiello Calabro Aiello Calabro is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. See also * Savuto river The Savuto is a river and valley in Calabria, Southern Italy, that lies at the intersection of the provinces ...

Martirano Martirano is a village and ''comune'' of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. History Local historians believe that Martirano was built on the ruins of Mamertum, a city of the Roman Empire. Martirano, also known as Marturan ...

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, Cleto, and

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known collectively as "towns of the Savuto" (It: ''Paesi del Savuto'').

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Notizie dalla valle del Savuto
Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Province of Cosenza Rivers of the Province of Catanzaro Drainage basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea {{Italy-river-stub