Saltara is a

frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

of the ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' of Colli al Metauro in the

province of Pesaro e Urbino The province of Pesaro and 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 Romagna in the north, Umbria and ...

Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...

, central

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. It is on a hill overlooking the lower

Metauro The Metauro is a river in the Marche region of central Italy. It rises in the Apennine Mountains and runs east for or if the Meta is included as its uppermost reach. The name of the river in Latin is ''Metaurus'' or ''Mataurus.'' In Ancient Gr ...

valley. It was a separate ''comune'' until 1 January 2017. Before World War II Saltara was a center of

pallone col bracciale ''Pallone'' (; Italian for an inflated ball, source of the English word ''balloon'') is the name of several traditional ball games, played in all regions of Italy, with few differences in regulations. Forms ''Pallone col bracciale'' ''Pallone ...

playing.

Main sights

*Remains of the medieval castle *Former church of Fonte (1595) *Sanctuary of ''Madonna della Villa'' *Convent of San Francesco di Rovereto *Science Museum of Villa del Balì

References

Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub