Elevation 204 m (669 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Postal code 61041 | Demonym(s) Acqualagnesi Local time Wednesday 7:45 PM | |
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Frazioni Furlo, Pelingo, Case nuove, Fossato, Pole, Petriccio, Naro, Farneta, Bellaria, Canfiagio, Cà Romano Weather 10°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 56% Humidity Province | ||
Acqualagna is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Ancona and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Pesaro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,304 and an area of 50.8 square kilometres (19.6 sq mi). It is one of the main centers in Italy for truffle. The Candigliano is joined by the Burano in the vicinity of the town.
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Map of Acqualagna Province of Pesaro and Urbino, Italy
Acqualagna borders the following municipalities: Cagli, Fermignano, Urbania, Urbino.
History
The current name derives from the Latin name Aqua Lanea, meaning "Water Slaughter", and which remembered the battle of Gualdo Tadino fought nearby between Totila's Ostrogoth and Narses's Byzantine armies during the Gothic Wars.
In the neighbourhood existed the Roman town of Pitinum Mergens, destroyed by Alarich I. The survivors founded the castle of Montefalcone, from which the current Acqualagna evolved.