Taro (river)
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The river shows strong seasonal variability. In summer it can easily dry, while in rainy periods it can reach a discharge of Script error: No such module "convert".: this value can double on rare occasions, known as "centennial floods" (Template:Langx), such as that of 9 November 1982.
The Val di Taro was of strategic importance during the Middle Ages, as it was traversed by the Via Francigena, the pilgrim route and main connection between Rome and France in that era.
About Script error: No such module "convert". of the river course between Fornovo di Taro and Ponte Taro constitutes the protected area of the Parco fluviale Regionale del Taro, the Taro regional natural park. The area of the park includes the river bed itself, with numerous islets of sand and gravel and wetland areas, and surrounding areas of woodland, scrub and cultivated soil; it has a wide variety of vegetation and fauna.[1]
Following the French conquest of Italy in the Napoleonic Wars, the river gave its name to a département, the Département du Taro.
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- ↑ L'Area Protetta (in Italian). Parco fluviale Regionale del Taro, 2 June 2010. "The protected area". Retrieved June 2013.
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