The Foglia is the northernmost river of the Marche region of

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. In ancient times it was known as ''Pisaurus'', as it debouched into the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...

at ''Pisaurum'' (modern Pesaro). 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, ...

in the province of Arezzo (which is in the

Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demogra ...

region of Italy) in the Umbrian-Marchean Apennines mountains. It flows east through an extension of 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 ...

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 Piandimeleto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. Piandimeleto borders the following municipalities: Belforte all'Isauro, ...

and curves northeast and flows past Sassocorvaro before curving east again. The river meanders south of Montecalvo in Foglia before curving northeast and flowing near

Colbordolo Colbordolo is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Vallefoglia in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or sim ...

Saludecio Saludecio ( rgn, Saludécc) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, about southeast of Bologna and about southeast of Rimini. It borders the municipalities of Mondaino, Montefiore Conca, Mon ...

Sant'Angelo in Lizzola Sant'Angelo in Lizzola is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune '' of Vallefoglia in the province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethni ...

Montecchio Montecchio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km south of Perugia and about 30 km northwest of Terni. Montecchio borders the following municipalities: Avigliano Umbro, ...

, Montelabbate and Tavullia before entering the

near Pesaro. A personification of the river was etched by

Simone Cantarini Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called ''il Pesarese'' (Baptized on 21 August 1612 – 15 October 1648) was an Italian painter and etcher. He is mainly known for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original style, whi ...

History

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

Piceni The name Picentes or Picentini refers to the population of Picenum, on the northern Adriatic coastal plain of ancient Italy. Their endonym, if any, is not known for certain. There is linguistic evidence that the Picentini comprised two different ...

Italic tribe. It was the part of the Gothic Line 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