The Savuto is a

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and

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in Calabria, Southern

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, that lies at the intersection of the provinces of Cosenza and

Catanzaro Catanzaro (, or ; scn, label= Catanzarese, Catanzaru ; , or , ''Katastaríoi Lokrói''; ; la, Catacium), also known as the "City of the two Seas", is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its p ...

. It is also the name of a

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produced in the region. The river's source is in

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and it empties into the

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, at the

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, 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 Savuto valley is home to many towns (It: ''comuni'' including:

Aprigliano Aprigliano is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located on the road from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Lago Arvo, some 15 km from Cosenza. See also * Savuto river The Savuto is a r ...

, Parenti, Rogliano, Santo Stefano di Rogliano, Marzi, Carpanzano,

Malito Malito () 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 of Co ...

, Scigliano, Pedivigliano,

Altilia Altilia ( Calabrian: ) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The comune includes the frazione of ''Maione''. See also * Savuto river The Savuto is a river and valley in Calabria, Southern Ita ...

, 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 * 1905 Calabria earthquake Striking southern Italy on September 8, the 1905 Calabria earthquake had a mome ...

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 Marturano ...

, San Mango d'Aquino, Cleto, and

Nocera Terinese Nocera Terinese is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located ...

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