Sassocorvaro

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Country Italy Province / Metropolitan city Pesaro e Urbino (PU) Demonym(s) Sassocorvaresi Area 66.5 km² Patron saint John the Baptist		Region Marche Elevation 331 m (1,086 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Thursday 3:06 AM

Province Province of Pesaro and Urbino Weather 12°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 70% Humidity

Sassocorvaro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Ancona and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Pesaro.

Map of 61028 Sassocorvaro Province of Pesaro and Urbino, Italy

Sassocorvaro borders the following municipalities: Auditore, Lunano, Macerata Feltria, Mercatino Conca, Monte Cerignone, Piandimeleto, Tavoleto, Urbino. The Foglia river flows near the town.

Main sights

Rocca Ubaldinesca, a Renaissance fortification designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini. During World War II, it was used to house works of art from all Italy in order to prevent they were stolen by the German occupation force.

Downstream of the town, in the Mercatale valley, is an artificial lake originated by the construction of a dam that blocks the flow of the river Foglia. The dam was built in the 1950s. The basin contains about 6 million cubic meters of water and is used as an irrigation source. The water of the lake is conveyed by gravity in a turbine for the generation of electricity.

References

Sassocorvaro Wikipedia

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Map of 61028 Sassocorvaro Province of Pesaro and Urbino, Italy

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