Fiora (river)

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Fiora
Ponte Di Badia Vulci.jpg
The Ponte di Badia at Vulci
Fiora (river)
Location
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Monte Amiata
  elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth Tyrrhenian Sea
  coordinates
42°19′42″N11°34′26″E / 42.3283°N 11.5739°E / 42.3283; 11.5739
Length83 km (52 mi)
Basin size1,600 km2 (620 sq mi)

The Fiora is a river in northern Lazio and southern Tuscany, central Italy, which springs from the southern flank of the Monte Amiata, near Santa Fiora. After crossing the Lazio Maremma, it flows in the north-western part of the province of Viterbo before getting into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Montalto di Castro. One of the remarkable settlements in the Fiora River during the Bronze Age period is Crostoletto di Lamone, a plateau.


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