The Foglia is the northernmost river of the

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

region of Italy. In ancient times it was known as ''Pisaurus'', as it debouched into the Adriatic Sea at ''Pisaurum'' (modern

Pesaro Pesaro () is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Marche, capital of the Province of Pesaro e Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, ...

). It was also known as the ''Isaurus''. The source of the river is west of

Sestino Sestino is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about east of Florence and about northeast of Arezzo. Sestino borders the following municipalities: Badia Tedalda, Belforte all'Isauro, B ...

in the

province of Arezzo The province of Arezzo ( it, provincia di Arezzo) is the easternmost province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo. The province is bordered by the regions of Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, and the provinces ...

(which is in the Tuscany region of Italy) in the Umbrian-Marchean Apennines mountains. It flows east through an extension of the province of Pesaro e Urbino and then back into Arezzo before forming the border between Arezzo and Pesaro e Urbino. The river then flows into the province of Pesaro e Urbino past Piandimeleto and curves northeast and flows past

Sassocorvaro Sassocorvaro is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Sassocorvaro Auditore in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. It was a separate ''comune'' u ...

before curving east again. The river meanders south of

Montecalvo in Foglia Montecalvo in Foglia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. Montecalvo in Foglia borders the following municipalities: ...

before curving northeast and flowing near Colbordolo, Saludecio, Sant'Angelo in Lizzola, Montecchio,

Montelabbate Montelabbate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. Montelabbate borders the following municipalities: Colbordolo, Pe ...

and

Tavullia Tavullia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italy, Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. Until December 13, 1938 it was known as Tomba di Pesaro. Tavullia is ...

before entering the Adriatic Sea near

. A personification of the river was etched by Simone Cantarini.

History

The river, originally known as ''Isaurus'', marked the boundary of the territory of the Piceni

Italic tribe The Italic peoples were an ethnolinguistic group identified by their use of Italic languages, a branch of the Indo-European language family. The Italic peoples are descended from the Indo-European speaking peoples who inhabited Italy from at lea ...

. It was the part of the

Gothic Line The Gothic Line (german: Gotenstellung; it, Linea Gotica) was a German Defense line, defensive line of the Italian Campaign (World War II), Italian Campaign of World War II. It formed Generalfeldmarschall, Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's la ...

and the battle of Rimini in 1944, during World War II.

References

Rivers of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino Rivers of the Province of Arezzo Rivers of Italy Adriatic Italian coast basins {{Italy-river-stub