Albegna

The Albegna at Roccalbegna

The Albegna is a 70 km long river in the Province of Grosseto in southern Tuscany, Italy. It traverses the province from north to south.

Course

The river rises south of Mount Buceto and southwest of Mount Labbro south of Stribugliano (municipality Arcidosso, 2 km in the municipality ) to 1018 meters. First, its course leads to the south (13 km in the municipality of Roccalbegna where added from the left of the Zolfereto and Calizzano, 7 km in the municipality of Semproniano where it passes through the narrow stream Strette dell'Albegna ) to Saturnia, which the municipality Manciano (up to 26 km in the urban area ) belongs. Then it flows to the southwest, and serves the communities of Scansano ( 6 ​​km) and Magliano in Toscana (8 km ) and south-eastern border ( to Manciano ). His last 10 km is spent in the town of Orbetello and finally joins up with Albinia ( Orbetello district ) in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The Way of the Albegna, called by the Romans still Albinia, mostly through agricultural land. Through mud and debris, the river brought from the mountains, was built near the mouth of the promontory of Orbetello, which combines the former island of Monte Argentario to the mainland today. The declared not as Torrente but as river watercourse leads some properties that apply to Torrenti. Thus, the flow in the rainy season swells considerably in the summer months, however, at least in the upper reaches, it is almost nonexistent. The flood in November 2012 called for four deaths in which three at the bridge collapse at the Ponte sull'Albega Marsiliana, a district of Manciano, were killed.

Pictures

The Albegna on the municipal boundary of Manciano and Scansano

The Albegna at Albinia shortly before the mouth