- Garigliano
Infobox River
river_name = Garigliano
caption = The Garigliano near its mouth
origin = nearCassino (FR)
mouth =Tyrrhenian Sea nearMinturno
basin_countries=Italy
length = 38 km (158 km including theLiri )
elevation= c. 130 m
mouth_elevation = 0 m
discharge = 120 m³/s
watershed = 5,020 km²The Garigliano is ariver in centralItaly .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 Gagliano was known as the "Liris".For the most part of its 40 km (25 mile) length, the Garigliano River marks the border between the Italian regions of
Lazio andCampania . In medieval times, the river (then known as the "Verde") marked the southern border of thePapal States .Historical significance
During
World War II , the Liri-Gari-Garigliano rivers were at the centre of a system of German defensive lines (the most famous of which is theGustav Line ) around which the battle ofBattle of Monte Cassino took place in1943 -44.Nuclear power plant
From 1959 until 1982 there has been a BWR nuclear power plant named "Garigliano" near the town
Sessa Aurunca .ee also
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Gustav Line
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