Ofanto River
The Ofanto, known in ancient times as Aufidus or Canna, is a 134 or 170 km river in southern Italy that flows through the regions of Campania, Basilicata, and Apulia, into the Gulf of Manfredonia near Barletta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Italy
- Also known as: “Fiume Ofanto” and “Ofanto”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fiumara and Montaltino.
Montaltino
Hamlet
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Montaltino is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km south of Ofanto River.
Barletta
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Barletta is a town in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani in the Italian region of Apulia. Visitors are drawn to its colossal statue of a Byzantine Emperor, its Romanesque cathedral and its castle.
Ofanto River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Margherita di Savoia, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Ofanto River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Ofanto River” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Αὔφιδος”
- Arabic: “أوفانتو”
- Asturian: “Ríu Ofanto”
- Basque: “Ofanto”
- Belarusian: “Офанта”
- Bulgarian: “Офанто”
- Catalan: “Aufidius”
- Catalan: “Aufidus”
- Catalan: “Ofanto”
- Chinese: “奥凡托河”
- Chinese: “奧凡托河”
- Chinese: “奧非都斯河”
- Chuvash: “Офанто”
- Czech: “Aufidus”
- Czech: “Canna”
- Czech: “Ofanto”
- Dutch: “Ofanto”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اوفانتو”
- Estonian: “Ofanto”
- French: “Ofanto”
- German: “Ofanto”
- Hebrew: “אופנטו”
- Hungarian: “Ofanto”
- Irish: “Ofanto”
- Italian: “Ofanto”
- Japanese: “オファント川”
- Latin: “Aufidus”
- Latvian: “Ofanto”
- Lithuanian: “Ofantas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aufidus”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ofanto”
- Polish: “Ofanto”
- Portuguese: “Ofanto”
- Portuguese: “Rio Ofanto”
- Russian: “Ауфид”
- Russian: “Ауфида”
- Russian: “Офанто”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Ofanto”
- Slovenian: “Ofanto (reka)”
- Slovenian: “Ofanto”
- Spanish: “Ofanto”
- Spanish: “Rio Ofanto”
- Spanish: “Río Ofanto”
- Swedish: “Ofanto”
- Ukrainian: “Авфід”
- Ukrainian: “Офанто”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Margherita di Savoia and Canne della Battaglia (Scavi).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Foce dell’Ofanto and Margherita di Savoia.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Ofanto River”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.