The Tronto ( la, Truentus) is a long
Italian
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river that arises at
Monti della Laga
Monti della Laga is a mountain range in the central Apennines of Italy. Their ruggedness and inaccessibility makes them one of the lesser known areas of the Italian peninsula.
Geography
The mountains run for a length of about between the Itali ...
and ends in the
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to the ...
at
Porto d'Ascoli,
San Benedetto del Tronto. It traverses the
Lazio,
Marche, and
Abruzzo
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regions of Italy.
The source of the Tronto is in the
Monti della Laga
Monti della Laga is a mountain range in the central Apennines of Italy. Their ruggedness and inaccessibility makes them one of the lesser known areas of the Italian peninsula.
Geography
The mountains run for a length of about between the Itali ...
mountain range in the
province of Rieti
The Province of Rieti ( it, Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti. Established in 1927, it has an area of with a total population of 157,887 people as of 2017. There are 73 ''comuni'' ...
.
Monte Gorzano
Monte Gorzano is the highest peak in the Monti della Laga, in northern Abruzzo, central Italy. It has an elevation of and is also the highest peak of Lazio. It is located on the boundary with the provinces of Teramo in the Abruzzo region and ...
is north of the source of the river and
Lake Campotosto is south of the source of the river. The source of the river is near the place where the provinces of Rieti,
Teramo
Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and '' comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.
The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines ( Gran Sasso d'Ital ...
, and
L'Aquila meet.
From its source in the Monti della Laga mountains, the Tronto flows northwest near
Amatrice and
Lago di Scandarello and crosses the border into the
province of Ascoli Piceno near
Accumoli.
From there, it flows northeast and flows past
Arquata del Tronto
Arquata del Tronto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region of Italy, located about from Ancona. It is the only European municipality located partly within two natural parks: Gran Sasso national park a ...
and then curves east and flows past
Acquasanta Terme. The river then flows northeast and curves east and flows past
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and '' comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000.
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, where it receives its largest tributary, the
Castellano. The river continues flowing east near
Folignano
Folignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about southeast of Ascoli Piceno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,214 and an area of .All d ...
and eventually forms the border between the provinces of Ascoli Piceno and Teramo near
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata (Abruzzo: ') is a town and '' comune'' in province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo
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and
Castel di Lama
Castel di Lama is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about east of Ascoli Piceno.
Castel di Lama borders the following municipalities: Appignano del Tront ...
. The river continues flowing east near
Spinetoli
Spinetoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about east of Ascoli Piceno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,351 and an area of .All demog ...
,
Monsampolo del Tronto
Monsampolo del Tronto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about southwest of Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is ...
, and
Colonnella
Colonnella is a '' comune'' in the Province of Teramo in the Italian region Abruzzo of eastern Italy.
Geography
The territory of Colonnella borders the following municipalities: Corropoli, Controguerra, Martinsicuro
Martinsicuro ( la, Truentu ...
and finally enters the Adriatic Sea by
Martinsicuro
Martinsicuro ( la, Truentum or ''Castrum Truentinum'') is a town and ''comune'' in province of Teramo, Abruzzo, central Italy. It is located on the right of the mouth of Tronto River.
History
Remains of a Bronze Age (10th-9th centuries BC) settl ...
and
Porto d'Ascoli.
References
Rivers of the Province of Ascoli Piceno
Rivers of the Province of Rieti
Rivers of the Province of Teramo
Rivers of Italy
Adriatic Italian coast basins
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