The Arbia is a torrent in Tuscany

Tuscany

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, central Italy

Italy

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, an affluence of the Ombrone

Ombrone

The Ombrone is a 160 km long river in Tuscany, central Italy.The Ombrone's source is located near Castelnuovo Berardenga, on the south-eastern side of the Monti del Chianti...

 river. Its source is located in the comune

Comune

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of Castellina in Chianti

Castellina in Chianti

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, at 620 m of altitude. it flows into the Ombrone near Buonconvento

Buonconvento

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.

The rivers is mentioned by Dante

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 in his Divine Comedy, its waters getting "colored of red" (Inferno, Canto X, verse 86) in the wake of the Battle of Montaperti

Battle of Montaperti

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 between Florence

Republic of Florence

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 and Siena

Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...

. Localities taking their names from Arbria include the comune of Monteroni d'Arbia

Monteroni d'Arbia

Monteroni d'Arbia is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km south of Florence and about 13 km southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi. It takes its names from the Arbia torrent, a tributary of the Ombrone River.-Main...

 and the frazioni of Isola d'Arbia, Taverne d'Arbia (both in the comune of Siena) and Arbia (comune of Asciano

Asciano

Asciano is a comune and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some 30 km southeast of the town of Siena by rail.-History:Asciano has origins as Etruscan, Roman and...

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