Cecina (river)
The Cecina is a river in Italy.
| Cecina | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Colline Metallifere |
| • coordinates | 43°09′30.67″N 11°00′00.01″E / 43.1585194°N 11.0000028°E |
| • elevation | 850 metres (2,790 ft) |
Mar Tirreno | |
• coordinates | 43°18′07.30″N 10°29′16.40″E / 43.3020278°N 10.4878889°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 73 kilometres (45 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 15 cubic metres per second (530 cu ft/s) |
Etymology
The name "Cecina" is common to the nearby city of Cecina. It is probably originated from the name of a powerful Etruscan family of the area, Kaikna or Ceicna.[1] In Roman period, it assumed the denomination of Caecina, from which derivative the current name Cecina.
Geography
The
Castelnuovo Val di Cecina and Casole d'Elsa. It then enters in the territory of Pomarance, where it receives a major tributary, the Torrente Pavone
.
After the river continues flowing on north-west direction, crossing the comuni of Pomarance, Volterra, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Montescudaio, Guardistallo and Riparbella. Then it receives other 2 tributaries, the Torrente Trossa, near Ponteginori; and the Sterza, near Casino di Terra.[2]
In the final trait, the river crosses the homonymous comune of Cecina, where flows into the sea through an estuary.[3]
References
- ^ Aa.Vv., Gli Etruschi e Roma, G. Bretschneider, Roma 1981, 103.
- ^ "FIUME CECINA" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Foce del fiume Cecina" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 March 2024.