Topino

The Topino in Foligno

The Topino is a river with 77 km length in Umbria, Italy. In ancient times it was initially under the Umbrian name Supunna later than Timia or Tinia (Greek Τενέας Teneas ) in Latin known.

Course

The river is formed at the Monte Pennino at Nocera Umbra in the district Bagnara in the Sorgenti del Topino ( sources of Topino ). He then turns southwest and flows through Valtopina. In Capodacqua ( Località Pieve Fanonica, contains a 1138 -documented, but probably older and partially ruined Roman viaduct ) it reaches the municipality of Foligno and runs through Ponte Centesimo (also Pontecentèsimo ). In Ortszeil Vescia (before or north of the center of Foligno ) the Menotre is added as a left tributary. In the center of Foligno joins from the left of the Albegna one. After the center, he crosses the districts Corvia, Scafali and Budino and then enters the municipality of Bevagna, which, however, he touches only briefly north. Shortly before Montefalco occurs on the left side of a Teverone and Clitunno. After the center of Montefalco flows from the right of the river Ose one. North of Passaggio (part of Bettona ) is used for the river Chiascio as a left tributary and goes with him to about 5 km in Torgiano into the Tiber.

The Topino in the literature

The Topino is mentioned in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy in paradise in lines 43 to 47 in the eleventh canto of the Paradiso:

Intra Tupino e l' acqua che disc border del colle eletto dal beato Ubaldo, fertile costa d' alto monte -Hung, onde Perugia sente freddo e caldo as Porta Sole; e di rietro le piange, by grave giogo Nocera con Gualdo.

Pictures

The Topino at Valtopina