Borrello
Encyclopedia
Borrello is a comune
and town
in the Province of Chieti
in the Abruzzo
region of Italy
The highest waterfall
s in the Apennines, Cascate del Rio Verde
are located there.
Borrello's name derives from the Borrello family that had lordship there for a long time.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
and town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Province of Chieti
Chieti
Chieti is a city and comune in Central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region...
in the Abruzzo
Abruzzo
Abruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east...
region of Italy
Italy
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The highest waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
s in the Apennines, Cascate del Rio Verde
Cascate del Rio Verde
Cascate del Rio Verde, located in Borrello are the highest natural waterfalls in the Italian Apennines.Cascate del Rio Verde consists of three jumps for a total of over 200 meters. The panorama is made up of rocks, made up of calcarenites and marls resting on clay....
are located there.
Borrello's name derives from the Borrello family that had lordship there for a long time.