Metauro River

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The Metauro River is a waterway in the Marche region of Italy, historically significant as the site of the Battle of the Metaurus during the Second Punic War.

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Metauro River canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural watercourse
river
basinCountry Italy
battleCarthaginianCommander Hasdrubal Barca
battleConsequence death of Hasdrubal Barca
strategic turning point in Second Punic War
battleOpponents Carthage
Roman Republic
battleOutcome Roman victory
battleRomanCommander Gaius Claudius Nero
Marcus Livius Salinator
country Italy
dischargesInto Adriatic Sea
drainageBasin Metauro basin
eventDate 207 BC
eventDuring Second Punic War
flowsDirection west–east
flowsThrough Fano
Fermignano
Urbania
province of Pesaro e Urbino
hasBridge Roman bridge remains near Fermignano
hasTributary Candigliano River
Marmotta stream
linked to: Candigliano River

Teveretta stream
historicalName Metaurus
ItalianName Metauro
knownFor Battle of the Metaurus
languageOfName Italian
LatinName Metaurus
length about 121 km
locatedIn Marche
linked to: Marche region

central Italy
linked to: Central Italy
locatedNear town of Fano
linked to: Fano

town of Fossombrone
locatedOnContinent Europe
mouthLocatedIn Adriatic Sea
near Furlo Gorge
Furlo Pass
partOf Adriatic Sea basin
region Marche
linked to: Marche region
significantEvent Battle of the Metaurus
sourceLocatedIn Apennine Mountains
linked to: Apennines

Umbrian–Marche Apennines
usedFor hydroelectric power (small plants)
irrigation

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Via Flaminia crosses Metauro River
Fermignano locatedOn Metauro River
Province of Pesaro e Urbino contains Metauro River