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{{Infobox river
  | name              = Sangro
  | image             = FoceSangro.png
  | image_caption     = The mouth of the Sangro
  | map               = LocationSangroRiver.png 
  | map_size          = 
  | map_alt           = 
  | map_caption       = Location of the Sangro in Italy
  | source1_location  = Monte Morrone del Diavolo, elevation {{convert|1602|m|ft|abbr=on}}, Pescasseroli
  | mouth             = [[Adriatic Sea]]
  | mouth_location    = [[Torino di Sangro]]
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|42.2361|14.5426|display=it|region:IT_type:river}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [[Italy]]
  | length            = {{convert|122|km|mi|abbr=on}}
  | source1_elevation = {{convert|1441|m|ft|abbr=on}}
  | mouth_elevation   =
  | discharge1_avg    = (at Ateleta) {{convert|9.2|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} at Ateleta; about {{convert|20|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} at the mouth
  | basin_size        = {{convert|1545|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
}}
The '''Sangro''' is a [[river]] in eastern central [[Italy]], known in ancient times as '''Sagrus''' from the [[greek language|Greek]] ''Sagros'' or ''Isagros'', ''Ισαγρος''.

It rises in the middle of [[Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise|Abruzzo National Park]] near [[Pescasseroli]] in the [[Apennine Mountains]]. It flows southeast past Pescasseroli, [[Opi, Abruzzo|Opi]] and [[Villetta Barrea]] and flows into the artificial lake [[Lago di Barrea]]. Likewise, it then flows northeast through [[Alfedena]], [[Castel di Sangro]], [[Ateleta]], [[Quadri]], and [[Villa Santa Maria]], before flowing into the [[Lago di Bomba]]. From there it flows northeast, where it is joined by the {{ill|Aventino (river)|lt=Aventino|it|Aventino (fiume)}}, then into the [[Adriatic Sea]] south of [[Punta Cavalluccio]].
[[File:German prisoners being escorted by Indian troops after the Battle of the Sangro 1943.jpg|thumb|left|German prisoners being escorted by Indian troops after the Battle of the Sangro 1943]]

During World War II, the mouth of the Sangro was part of the series of German military fortifications known as the [[Winter Line|Gustav Line]]. The [[Eighth Army (United Kingdom)|Eighth Army]] crossed the Sangro on 23 November 1943. This crossing was the beginning of the Allied offensive on the Winter Line defences east of the Apennines, which petered out in mid-December, having failed to secure vital cities such as Orsogna.

==See also==
* [[Winter Line]]

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Abruzzo]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Apennines]]
[[Category:Adriatic Italian coast basins]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Province of L'Aquila]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Province of Chieti]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Province of Isernia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Italy]]


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