Italy
Southern Italy
Campania

Sarno

The Sarno, known as Sarnus to the Romans, is a stream that passes through to the south of the city of . It is considered the most polluted river in Europe.
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Photo: Salvatore Silvestri, Public domain.
  • Type: River
  • Description: river in Italy
  • Also known as: “Fiume Sorno”, “Sarno River”, and “Sarnus”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pompei railway station and Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei.

Railway station
Photo: Panek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in , in .

Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei is a Catholic cathedral, Marian pontifical shrine, and Pontifical minor basilica commissioned and co-founded by Bartolo Longo and his wife the Countess Mariana di Fusco, located in , Italy.

The , also known as the Sanctuary of Apollo, is a Roman temple built in 120 BC and dedicated to the Greek and Roman god Apollo in the ancient Roman town of , southern Italy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pompei and Pompeii.

Town
Photo: Colin W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known in English as Pompeii after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of in .

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is in , Italy, not far from . The ruined ancient Roman city of the same name was engulfed by Mt. in AD 79, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Village
Photo: Paskwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Sarno

Latitude
40.73925° or 40° 44′ 21″ north
Longitude
14.49923° or 14° 29′ 57″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8FGPPFQX+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 639423153
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
3167115
Wiki­data ID
Q1084625
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Sarno” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Σάρνος”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Sarno”
  • Bulgarian: “Сарно”
  • Catalan: “riu Sarno”
  • Catalan: “Riu Sarno”
  • Catalan: “Sarnus”
  • Chinese: “沙诺河”
  • Chinese: “沙諾河”
  • Czech: “Sarno”
  • Czech: “Sarnus”
  • Dutch: “Sarno”
  • Estonian: “Sarno jõgi”
  • Finnish: “Sarno”
  • Finnish: “Sarnus”
  • French: “Sarno”
  • German: “Sarno”
  • German: “Sarnus”
  • Hebrew: “סרנו”
  • Hungarian: “Sarno”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Sarno”
  • Irish: “Sarno”
  • Italian: “Fiume Sarno”
  • Italian: “Sarno”
  • Japanese: “サルノ川”
  • Latin: “Sarnus”
  • Neapolitan: “Sarno(sciummo)”
  • Neapolitan: “Sarno”
  • Russian: “Сарн”
  • Russian: “Сарно”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sarno (rijeka)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sarno”
  • Spanish: “Dracone”
  • Spanish: “Draconte”
  • Spanish: “Dragoncello”
  • Spanish: “Drangone”
  • Spanish: “río Sarno”
  • Spanish: “Sarno”
  • Spanish: “Sarnus”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Poste Italiane and Centro Commerciale La Cartiera.

Campania: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sarno”. Photo: Salvatore Silvestri, Public domain.