Busento
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The Busento (Latin: Bucentius[1]) is a left tributary of the Crati river, which flows about 95 kilometres (59 mi) in Calabria, southern Italy, from the Apennines to the Ionian Sea. The Busento joins the Crati in the center of Cosenza.
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Busento | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Crati |
• coordinates | 39.2925°N 16.259°E / 39.2925; 16.259 |
Basin features | |
Progression | Crati→ Gulf of Taranto |
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The legend of Alaric and his burial in Busento inspired the poem by August von Platen-Hallermünde Das Grab im Busento with a romantic representation of the King's death and burial.