Cedrino

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Cedrino
Orosei - Fiume Cedrino (03).JPG
Cedrino near Orosei
Cedrino
Location
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Monte Fumai (Gennargentu massif)
  elevation1,316 m (4,318 ft)
Mouth Gulf of Orosei
  location
near Orosei
  coordinates
40°22′47″N9°44′23″E / 40.3796°N 9.7397°E / 40.3796; 9.7397
Length80 km (50 mi)

The Cedrino is a river that flows in the province of Nuoro, in central-eastern Sardinia. Grazia Deledda talks about the river in various novels, including Canne al vento. [1]

According to the historian Vittorio Angius, the name (Cedrus, Cedrinus, already mentioned by Ptolemy) derives from the luxuriant presence of cedar plants that have existed since Ancient Rome. [2]

References

  1. Grazia Deledda, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1926
  2. Vittorio Angius. Città e Paesi della Sardegna dell'Ottocento (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-09-01.