The Sacco is a river of central

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, a right tributary of the

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. It flows between the

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and the

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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

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in Lazio, and flows south-east for a total length of 87 km, crossing the Middle

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between the Ernici Mountains to the northeast and the Lepini Mountains to the southwest; at the height of Ceprano it flows into the

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 ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lazio, administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is about southeast of Rome, close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of th ...

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

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