The Isclero is a stream in
Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
, southern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. Its sources is formed by confluence of the Varco, Cola and Querci torrents; it then flows in the
Valle Caudina
Valle Caudina (Caudine Valley) is a densely settled Italian valley with about 69,000 inhabitants. It is located in Campania, between the Province of Benevento and the Province of Avellino.
Comunes
In the Valle Caudina there are 14 Italian ''comune ...
, where it receives the waters of the Tesa and Faenza, and then continues running in the
Moiano
Moiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italy, Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples and about southwest of Benevento on the western slope of the Monte Taburno, on the river Isclero.
The ec ...
ravine and, subsequently, in the territory of
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Sant'Agata de' Goti is a ''comune'' (municipality) and former Catholic bishopric in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km west of Benevento near the Monte Taburn ...
.
The Isclero flows into the
Volturno
The Volturno (ancient Latin name Volturnus, from ''volvere'', to roll) is a river in south-central Italy.
Geography
It rises in the Abruzzese central Apennines of Samnium near Castel San Vincenzo (province of Isernia, Molise) and flows southeas ...
near
Limatola
Limatola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italy, Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km west of Benevento.
Limatola borders the following municipalities: Caiazz ...
.
See also
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Caudine Forks
The Battle of Caudine Forks, 321 BC, was a decisive event of the Second Samnite War. Its designation as a battle is a mere historical formality: there was no fighting and there were no casualties. The Romans were trapped in an enclosed valley by ...
, located near the Isclero's sources
References
Rivers of the Province of Avellino
Rivers of the Province of Benevento
Rivers of Italy