Stilaro

Stilaro
Stilaro
Location
Country	Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Mouth	Ionian Sea
• coordinates	38°25′34″N 16°34′16″E / 38.42611°N 16.57111°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	59.17 km (36.77 mi)
Basin size	95.04 km2 (36.70 sq mi)

The Stilaro (in antiquity the Elleporus or possibly Elleporos;^[1] in Calabrian dialect Stilaru) is an Italian river, which runs through Bivongi, Pazzano and Stilo in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria and, along with the river, gives its name to the Vallata dello Stilaro Allaro, the valley through which it flows. It is 59.17 km long.

Along the river there are remains of iron works, which arose with the industrialization of the area, mills and two hydroelectric plants.

In 389 BC, the Battle of the Elleporus was alongside the river.

^ Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. Vol. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 703. ISBN 0691049459.

[1] Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. Vol. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 703. ISBN 0691049459.

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