The Marecchia is a river in eastern Italy. It flows northeast through Montefeltro and Romagna and into the Adriatic Sea near Rimini. In ancient times it was known as Ariminus. For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A river is a large natural waterway. ... Montefeltro is the name of an historical Italian family who ruled Urbino. ... Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ... Riminis skyline. ...
Distinguishing features of the land are the valleys of the Marecchia and Conca rivers; the hills now gentle, now steep and rocky; and the ancient castles, churches and villages hidden deep in the fertile green countryside.
The Marecchia valley, flanked by harsh rocky hills, still guards traces of one of the earliest Italic civilisations, the Villanovians of Verucchio; the Conca valley is more gentle, although in the south towards Le Marche the countryside is more varied, cleft by bare gullies.
Both the Marecchia and Conca valleys were part of the Malatesta Seignory, and the Malatestas built fortresses and residences here, where their lands bordered those of the Montefeltro dynasty.
It is located on the Adriatic Sea near the coast between the riversMarecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (Aprusa).
Coast navigation and fishing are traditional industries and, together with Riccione, it is probably the most famous seaside resort on the Adriatic Riviera, among Italians.
In 268 BC at the mouth of the Ariminus river, in an area that had previously been inhabited by the Etruscans, the Umbrians, the Greeks and the Gauls, the Romans founded the colony of Ariminum, probably from the name of a nearby river, Ariminus (today, Marecchia).
Feeds |
Contact