The Cesano is a river in the Marche region of

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. Its source is near

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on the border between the

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and the

province of Pesaro e Urbino The Province of Pesaro and Urbino ( it, Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, ) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino. The province is surrounded by San Marino and Emilia ...

. The river flows northeast through Pesaro e Urbino before forming the border between Pesaro e Urbino and the

province of Ancona The province of Ancona ( it, provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche. To the north, ...

for a short distance. It continues flowing northeast through Pesaro e Urbino and flows past Pergola before becoming the border with Ancona again near

San Lorenzo in Campo San Lorenzo in Campo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about south of Pesaro. The main attraction is the Gothic church of San Lorenzo, once part of a ...

. The river flows northeast near

Mondavio Mondavio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italy, Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about south of Pesaro. Main sights *Rocca di Mondavio, a Renaissance castle designed by Francesco di ...

Corinaldo Corinaldo is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Ancona, within the Marche region of central Italy. It is about north of Assisi. It is home to well-preserved 14th-century walls, and was the birthplace of Saint Maria Goretti; it is also the ...

and

Monte Porzio Monte Porzio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southeast of Pesaro. Monte Porzio borders the following municipalities: Corinaldo, Mondavio, ...

before the province of Ancona extends westward beyond the bank of the river for a short distance near

Mondolfo Mondolfo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about southeast of Pesaro, on the Adriatic Sea. Mondolfo borders the following municipalities: ...

. Finally, the river flows into the

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north of

Senigallia Senigallia (or Sinigaglia in Old Italian, Romagnol: ''S’nigaja'') is a ''comune'' and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast. It is situated in the province of Ancona in the Marche region and lies approximately 30 kilometers north-west of the pro ...

and south of

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and

Fano Fano is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the '' Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by po ...

. In Roman times the Cesano was known as ''Suasanus'', since it passed through the city of Suasa. Under the river's bed a petrified forest of 50,000 years ago has been discovered.

References

External links

Cesano Valley official website
Rivers of the Province of Ancona Rivers of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino Rivers of Italy Adriatic Italian coast basins {{Italy-river-stub