Aniene

E71691
river

The Aniene is a river in central Italy that flows through the Apennines and joins the Tiber near Rome, historically important as a water source for the ancient city.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river →
averageDischarge about 30 m³/s →
basinSize about 1,440 km² →
cityServedHistorically Rome →
confluenceLocation north-east of central Rome →
country Italy →
crosses Tivoli plain →
drainageBasin Tyrrhenian Sea →
surface form: "Tyrrhenian Sea basin"
etymology from Latin Anio →
flowsDirection generally westward →
flowsThrough Apennines →
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital →
Province of Rome →
Subiaco →
Tivoli →
hasBridge Ponte Mammolo (over the Aniene) →
Ponte Nomentano (over the Aniene) →
hasRightTributary Tevere tributary system →
hasValley Aniene →
surface form: "Valle dell'Aniene"
hasWaterfall Cascata di San Mauro →
Cascata di Tivoli →
historicalPeriodOfUse Roman Empire →
Roman Republic →
historicalRole source for Roman aqueducts →
water source for ancient Rome →
knownFor importance in Roman hydraulic engineering →
scenic gorges and waterfalls near Tivoli →
latinName Anio →
length about 99 km →
approximately 62 miles →
locatedIn Lazio →
central Italy →
mouthLocation Tiber →
mouthNear Rome →
nearbyCity Rome →
nearbyTown Subiaco →
Tivoli →
partOf Tiber →
surface form: "Tiber basin"
protectedArea Parco Naturale Regionale dei Monti Simbruini →
Riserva Naturale della Valle dell'Aniene →
region Lazio →
sourceLocation Apennines →
surface form: "Apennine Mountains"

Simbruini Mountains →
tributaryOf Tiber →
usedBy Aqua Anio Vetus →
surface form: "Aqua Anio Novus"

Aqua Anio Vetus →
Aqua Claudia →
Aqua Marcia →
watercourseType perennial river →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lazio → containsRiver → Aniene →
Tiber → hasTributary → Aniene →
Aniene → hasValley → Aniene →
this entity surface form: "Valle dell'Aniene"
Subiaco Abbey → locatedIn → Aniene →
this entity surface form: "Aniene Valley"
Subiaco Abbey → locatedNear → Aniene →
this entity surface form: "Aniene River"
Tivoli → locatedOn → Aniene →
this entity surface form: "Aniene River"