Basento

The Basento is a river in the region of . It rises at Monte Arioso in the , southwest of in the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Lucorv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: River (intermittent)
  • Description: river in Italy
  • Also known as: “Basento River”, “Basiento”, “Masuentum”, “Rio Basento”, “Río Basento”, “Vasento”, and “Базенто (река)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Metaponto railway station.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metaponto.

Photo: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town of about 1,000 people in the , , .

Basento

Latitude
40.34685° or 40° 20′ 49″ north
Longitude
16.80838° or 16° 48′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FGR8RW5+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70381694
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
Geo­Names ID
3182309
Wiki­data ID
Q791190
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Basento” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باسينتو(نهر)”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Basento”
  • Basque: “Basento”
  • Bavarian: “Basento”
  • Catalan: “Basento”
  • Cebuano: “Fiume Basento”
  • Chinese: “巴森托河”
  • Chuvash: “Базенто”
  • Croatian: “Basento”
  • Czech: “Basento”
  • Dutch: “Basento”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باسنتو”
  • Estonian: “Basento”
  • French: “Basento”
  • German: “Basento”
  • Hungarian: “Basento”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Basento”
  • Irish: “Basento”
  • Italian: “Basento”
  • Japanese: “バセント川”
  • Latin: “Casuentus”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Basento”
  • Polish: “Basento”
  • Russian: “Базенто”
  • Slovak: “Basento”
  • Slovenian: “Basento”
  • Spanish: “Basento”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Macchia and Lido di Metaponto.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: SIC Costa Ionica Foce Basento and Stadio Comunale.

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