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| Busento | |
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 The Busento in Cosenza's historical centre | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Crati |
• coordinates | 39°17′33″N 16°15′32″E / 39.2925°N 16.259°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Crati→ Gulf of Taranto |
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.
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.
- ^ Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.