Busento

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Busento is a river in Calabria, southern Italy, famed in legend as the burial place of the Visigoth king Alaric I.

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Busento canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Alaric I
continent Europe
country Italy
famedFor legendary burial place of Alaric I
flowsThrough Cosenza
hasCoordinateRegion southern Apennines area
hasCulturalSignificance site of medieval legend
hasEtymology name of likely pre-Latin origin
hasHeritage Visigothic legend
hasHydrologicalType freshwater river
hasLanguageRegion Italian-speaking world
hasNameInItalian Busento
hasNotableEvent legendary diversion of the river for Alaric I’s burial
hasTourismAspect attracts visitors interested in Alaric I legend
locatedIn Calabria
Province of Cosenza
southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
mentionedIn legend of the burial of Alaric I
mouthLocation Crati
linked to: Crati River
near confluence with the Crati at Cosenza
partOf natural heritage of Calabria
river system of Calabria
referencedAs Busentus in some historical or poetic sources
tributaryOf Crati
linked to: Crati River

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Crati River hasTributary Busento
Busento hasNameInItalian Busento
subject linked to: river Busento
Busento hasNameInItalian Busento