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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

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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.

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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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