The Sentino is a tributary of the

Esino The Esino (, la, Aesis) is a river in the Marche region of central Italy. Geography The source of the river is east of Monte Penna in the province of Macerata near the border with the province of Ancona. The river flows east past Esanatoglia and ...

River, which springs at 750 m above sea level above the mountains of

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia ( Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancie ...

, in

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. The Sentino flows from the north-eastern slope of Madonna della Cima. The source gushes from the north-eastern slope of Madonna della Cima and initially flows through the hills of the pre-Apennines of Gubbio, collecting the influx of many small streams. When it reaches the village of Scheggia, it cuts through the chain of

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, creating the Gola del Corno del Catria, located in the northern sector of the

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Park. Having crossed the Apennines, the Sentino enters the

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region through a valley dotted with hermitages and monasteries, including Sant'Emiliano in Congiuntoli, until it reaches the town of

Sassoferrato Sassoferrato is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy. History To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient Sentinum, on the Via Flaminia. The castle above the town is mentioned ...

: the ancient Roman city of ''

Sentinum Sentinum was an ancient town located in the Marche region of Italy. It was situated at low elevation about a kilometre south of the present-day town of Sassoferrato. The ruins of Sentinum were partially excavated in 1890 and the results of the arc ...

'', from which it takes its name. Continuing its course, the river meets the

Fabriano Fabriano is a town and ''comune'' of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at above sea level. It lies in the Esino valley upstream and southwest of Jesi; and east-northeast of Fossato di Vico and east of Gubbio (both in Umbria) ...

pre-Apennines generating the imposing Frasassi Gorge, famous for the homonymous cave, which the Sentino in the past has contributed to its genesis. Once past the Frasassi Gorge, near San Vittore Terme, the Sentino concludes its 42 km journey by meeting the

River, of which it becomes its main tributary.{{Cite web, url=http://www.robertobarbaresi.it/articoli-itinerari/il-torrente-sentino/, title=Il torrente Sentino, website=robertobarbaresi.it - Pesca alla trota in torrente - Ambienti Trote Tecniche Itinerari Info, language=it, access-date=2019-08-27 The average flow rate of the Sentino is about 3 m³/s.

References

Rivers of the Province of Perugia Rivers of the Province of Macerata Rivers of the Province of Ancona Rivers of the Apennines