38 km (24 mi) (158 km or 98 mi including the Liri)
Basin size
5,020 km2 (1,940 sq mi)
Discharge
• average
120 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s)
It forms at the confluence of the rivers Gari (also known as the Rapido) and Liri. Garigliano is actually a deformation of "Gari-Lirano" (which in Italian means something like "Gari from the Liri"). In ancient times the whole course of the Liri and Garigliano was known as the Liris.
For the most part of its 40 km (25 mi) length, the Garigliano River marks the border between the Italian regions of Lazio and Campania. In medieval times, the river (then known as the Verde) marked the southern border of the Papal States.
In the 9th and early 10th centuries, a band of Saracens established themselves on the banks of the Garigliano, from where they launched frequent raids on Campania and central Italy. In 915 a coalition of the pope, the Byzantines, Franks, Lombards, and Naples defeated the Garigliano Arabs in the Battle of Garigliano.
During the Italian Campaign of World War II, the Liri-Gari-Garigliano rivers stood at the centre of a system of German defensive lines (the most famous of which is the Gustav Line) around which the battle of Monte Cassino took place in 1943–1944. Rumours tell that the waters of the river ran red in the Cassino area during the famous battle, because of the blood of the many corpses of soldiers.
garigliano, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 201. For other uses see Garigliano disambiguation This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Garigliano news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Garigliano Italian pronunciation ɡariʎʎano is a river in central Italy GariglianoThe Garigliano near its mouthLocationCountryItalyPhysical characteristicsSource locationnear Cassino FR elevationc 130 m 430 ft MouthTyrrhenian Sea locationnear Minturno coordinates41 13 22 N 13 45 42 E 41 2229 N 13 7617 E 41 2229 13 7617 Coordinates 41 13 22 N 13 45 42 E 41 2229 N 13 7617 E 41 2229 13 7617 elevation0 m 0 ft Length38 km 24 mi 158 km or 98 mi including the Liri Basin size5 020 km2 1 940 sq mi Discharge average120 m3 s 4 200 cu ft s It forms at the confluence of the rivers Gari also known as the Rapido and Liri Garigliano is actually a deformation of Gari Lirano which in Italian means something like Gari from the Liri In ancient times the whole course of the Liri and Garigliano was known as the Liris For the most part of its 40 km 25 mi length the Garigliano River marks the border between the Italian regions of Lazio and Campania In medieval times the river then known as the Verde marked the southern border of the Papal States Historical significance EditWestern Roman Emperor Majorian engaged a Vandal raiding party in Battle at Garigliano in 457In the 9th and early 10th centuries a band of Saracens established themselves on the banks of the Garigliano from where they launched frequent raids on Campania and central Italy In 915 a coalition of the pope the Byzantines Franks Lombards and Naples defeated the Garigliano Arabs in the Battle of Garigliano In 1503 Spanish and French forces fought another battle of Garigliano in which Piero II de Medici was drowned thus control of the Medici family passed to Giovanni de Medici later Pope Leo X The bigger French Army was practically destroyed at little cost to the Spanish with the remnants later surrendering at Gaeta 1944 U S Army painting During the Italian Campaign of World War II the Liri Gari Garigliano rivers stood at the centre of a system of German defensive lines the most famous of which is the Gustav Line around which the battle of Monte Cassino took place in 1943 1944 Rumours tell that the waters of the river ran red in the Cassino area during the famous battle because of the blood of the many corpses of soldiers Nuclear power plant EditSee also Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant From 1959 until 1982 there was a BWR nuclear power plant named Garigliano near the town Sessa Aurunca See also EditGustav Line Pont du Garigliano French Expeditionary Corps in Italy Battle of Garigliano Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garigliano amp oldid 1065262515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
