The Savuto is a

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and

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, Southern

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, that lies at the intersection of the provinces of

Cosenza Cosenza (; :it:Dialetto cosentino, local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosen ...

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 DOC

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

La Sila La Sila, also simply Sila, is the name of the mountainous plateau and historic region located in Calabria, southern Italy. The Sila National Park is known to have the purest air in Europe. Geography The Sila occupies part of the provinces of Co ...

and it empties into the

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, at the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, 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, Parenti,

Rogliano Rogliano is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It's located in the Savuto Valley. It was mostly destroyed in a violent earthquake in 1638. The town is from Cosenza. Monuments and place ...

Santo Stefano di Rogliano Santo Stefano di Rogliano is a village and '' comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The village is bordered by Aprigliano, Cellara, Mangone, Marzi, Paterno Calabro and Rogliano. See also * Savuto ...

, Marzi,

Carpanzano Carpanzano 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 o ...

, Malito,

Scigliano Scigliano is a small town and '' comune located in the hills'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the birthplace of 16th century Italian humanist Giovanni Valentino Gentile. See also * Savuto river T ...

Pedivigliano Pedivigliano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. See also * Savuto river References

Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ...

, Altilia, 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 The Savuto is a river and valley in Calabria, Southern Italy, that lies at the intersection of the provi ...

, Martirano,

San Mango d'Aquino San Mango d'Aquino (Central-Southern Calabrian, Sammanghese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. This town was recently rejuvenated by several construction programs designed to improve ...

, Cleto, and Nocera Terinese 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