Clitunno
The Clitunno, in Antiquity the Clitumnus, is a river in Umbria, Italy. The name is of uncertain origin, but it was also borne by the river god. The Clitunno rises at 42°49.5′N 12°46′E from a spring within a dozen metres of the ancient Via Flaminia near the town of Campello sul Clitunno between Spoleto and Trevi.
| Clitunno | |
|---|---|
 Source of the Clitunno near Campello sul Clitunno | |
| Location | |
| Country | Umbria, Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Timia |
• location | Bevagna |
• coordinates | 42.9329°N 12.6042°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Timia→ Topino→ Chiascio→ Tiber→ Tyrrhenian Sea |
The spring was well described by Pliny the Younger, and it was visited by Caligula and by the emperor Honorius.[1] It was also celebrated as a great beauty spot by Byron and Giosuè Carducci; in the 19th century it was planted with willows, and zealously monitored for pollution. It is open today as a paying tourist attraction.
The Clitunno then flows, generally north, through the east Umbrian plain, past the Temple of Clitumnus and the towns of Pissignano, Cannaiola and Trevi, to join the Timia, a tributary of the Topino, near Bevagna.[2] Though its current is usually sluggish, it is subject, like many other rivers in the east Umbrian plain, to sudden flooding. It was only tamed completely in the 19th century, and is largely banked by levees.
The Temple of Clitumnus, later a church, lies on its bank.[1]
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 531.
- Agenzia regionale di protezione ambientale dell'Umbria, Caratterizzazione dei bacini idrografici e dei corpi idrici superficiali, Sottobacino Topino Marroggia, map p. 10 of 22.
External links
Media related to Clitunno River at Wikimedia Commons