Fortore
Sign in to saveThe Fortore (Latin: Fertor or Frento) is a river which flows through the provinces of Benevento, Campobasso and Foggia in southern Italy. It is long. The river rises from the slopes of Monte Altieri, which reaches above sea level. The Fortore, on the Adriatic side of the Apennines, collects the waters of four small streams about from San Bartolomeo in Galdo. From there it runs in a northerly direction through a narrow and twisting valley between the Daunian Mountains. After , near Castelvetere in Val Fortore, it exits from the province of Benevento. In its lower course it forms the border betw
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Within Vinony's link graph, Fortore is referenced by 32 other articles, and connects out to Italy, geographic coordinate system and International Standard Book Number.
The entry is geolocated on the map in river, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Adriatic Italian coast basins, Rivers of Italy and Rivers of the Province of Benevento.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- River.name
- Fortore
- River.image
- Fiume Fortore.jpg
- River.source1_location
- Monte Altieri
- River.mouth
- Adriatic Sea
- River.mouth_location
- near Lake Lesina
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Italy
- River.length_km
- 110
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Has part
- Lago di Occhito
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Molise
- Image
- Fiume Fortore.jpg
- Length
- 86
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- Commons category
- Fortore river
- mouth of the watercourse
- Adriatic Sea
- watershed area
- 1650
- discharge
- 13.5
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The Fortore (Latin: Fertor or Frento) is a river which flows through the provinces of Benevento, Campobasso and Foggia in southern Italy. It is long. The river rises from the slopes of Monte Altieri, which reaches above sea level. The Fortore, on the Adriatic side of the Apennines, collects the waters of four small streams about from San Bartolomeo in Galdo. From there it runs in a northerly direction through a narrow and twisting valley between the Daunian Mountains. After , near Castelvetere in Val Fortore, it exits from the province of Benevento. In its lower course it forms the border between the provinces of Campobasso and Foggia. The Fortore flows into the Adriatic Sea not far from Lake Lesina.
Lago di Occhito was created by damming part of the Fortore.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fortore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations