Foglia facts for kids
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 The Foglia in Pesaro
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| Country |  Italy |
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| Regions | Tuscany, Marche |
| Provinces | Arezzo, Pesaro and Urbino |
| City | Pesaro |
| Source | Apennines |
| - location | near Sestino, Arezzo, Italy |
| - elevation | 980 m (3,215 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°41′43″N 12°14′37″E / 43.69528°N 12.24361°E |
| Mouth | Adriatic Sea |
| - location | Pesaro, Pesaro and Urbino, Italy |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°55′25″N 12°54′5″E / 43.92361°N 12.90139°E |
| Length | 90 km (56 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 17 m³/s (600 cu ft/s) |
The Foglia is the northernmost river of the Marche region of Italy.
In ancient times it was known as Pisaurus, as it flows into the Adriatic Sea at Pisaurum (modern Pesaro), the last important trading centre along the river. It was also known as the Isaurus; word that is kept in the name of the comune Belforte all'Isauro.
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Geography
The Foglia river has a length of about 90 km (55.9 mi). Its first 11 km (6.8 mi) are in Tuscany.
Its tributaries are only small streams.
Course
The sources of the Foglia is are in the province of Arezzo (Tuscany), near Sasso Aguzzo, a hill between the comuni of Sestino and Badia Tedalda, at an altitude of about 980 m (3,215 ft).
Then it flows east trough the comuni Sestino, Piandimeleto, Lunano, Sassocorvaro (where a dam forms an artificial lake called Lake of Mercatale), Auditore, Montecalvo in Foglia, Vallefoglia, Montelabbate and, near the mouth, Pesaro.
Two comuni have, in their names, the name of the riverː Montecalvo in Foglia and Vallefoglia.
Gallery
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The River Foglia (right) in Sestino
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The River Foglia near Pesaro
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See also
In Spanish: Foglia para niños
