Sarno (river)

Bridge at San Marzano

The Sarno is a river in the Italian region of Campania. The Romans called him Sarnus. In Prokop he is referred to as "dragon". In ancient times the Sarnus was a quiet, water-rich and navigable river which at Nuceria Terna in the Gulf of Naples (ancient: Sine Puteolanus or Cumanus ) resulted. The name is derived, according to Conon of the Pelasgians, the here, coming from the Peloponnese, should have settled. They called themselves Sarrastae and the river Sarre.

Due to the tectonic activity, the eruptions of Vesuvius, the present-day coastline is changed and moved the mouth of the river to the west. Due to the deforestation of the forests in the source area of the river is no longer as rich in water and no longer navigable.

The port of Pompeii in the mouth of the river was also used by Nola, Nuceria and Acerrae. River god was a man with ram's horns, which show mainly coins from Nuceria.

• River in Europe
• River in Campania
• Water system Tyrrhenian Sea