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The Tronto () is a long Italian river that arises at Monti della Laga and ends in the Adriatic Sea at Porto d'Ascoli, San Benedetto del Tronto. It traverses the Lazio, Marche, and Abruzzo regions of Italy.

Key facts

River.name
Tronto
River.image
Trisungo_giugno_2008_02.jpg
River.image_caption
The river at Trisungo; in the background Arquata del Tronto.
River.source1_location
Monte della Laghetta
River.mouth
Adriatic Sea
River.mouth_location
Porto d'Ascoli in the commune of San Benedetto del Tronto
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Italy
River.length_km
115
River.basin_size_km2
1192

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The Tronto () is a long Italian river that arises at Monti della Laga and ends in the Adriatic Sea at Porto d'Ascoli, San Benedetto del Tronto. It traverses the Lazio, Marche, and Abruzzo regions of Italy.

The source of the Tronto is in the Monti della Laga mountain range in the province of Rieti. Monte Gorzano 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, and L'Aquila meet.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tronto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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