Tirso River
The Tirso is a 152-kilometre river, the most important of the island of Sardinia. It rises from the plateau of Buddusò, on the slopes of the Punta Pianedda at an elevation of 985 metres and crosses the island from east to west, passing through Lake Omodeo and entering the sea in the Gulf of Oristano.Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Sardinia, Italy
- Also known as: “Tinso” and “Tirso”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Maria Stella Maris and Torre Grande Lighthouse.
Santa Maria Stella Maris
Church
Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Maria Stella Maris is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Tirso River.
Torre Grande Lighthouse
Tower
Photo: Anisurb, Public domain.
Torre Grande Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located atop a coastal tower on the sea front of Marina di Torre Grande, Sardinia on the Sea of Sardinia. Torre Grande Lighthouse is situated 3 km northwest of Tirso River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marina di Torre Grande and Oristano.
Marina di Torre Grande
Village
Photo: Sanna66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marina di Torre Grande is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Tirso River.
Oristano
Town
Photo: Tiuliano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oristano is the capital and largest city of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. Oristano is situated 5 km northeast of Tirso River.
Cabras
Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cabras sits about 7 km from Oristano on the West coast of Sardinia. The Sinis peninsula is an important international site for flora and fauna and home to many fascinating cultural treasures, the most stunning of which is Tharros.
Tirso River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Sardinia, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Tirso River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Tirso River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Tirso”
- Basque: “Tirso”
- Bavarian: “Tirso”
- Cebuano: “Fiume Tirso”
- Chinese: “蒂爾索河”
- Chuvash: “Тирсо”
- Dutch: “Tirso”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تيرسو”
- Finnish: “Tirso”
- French: “Tirso”
- German: “Tirso”
- Greek: “Τίρσο”
- Irish: “Tirso”
- Italian: “Tirso”
- Japanese: “ティルソ川”
- Lithuanian: “Tirsas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tirso”
- Polish: “Tirso”
- Portuguese: “Rio Tirso”
- Russian: “Тирсо”
- Sardinian: “Su Tirsu”
- Sardinian: “Tirsu”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tirso (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tirso”
- Spanish: “rio Tirso”
- Spanish: “río Tirso”
- Spanish: “Río Tirso”
- Spanish: “Tirso”
- Swedish: “Tirso”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Isca San Maria and Casa Cabitza.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spiaggia Torre Grande and Porto Industriale.
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