Sassocorvaro
Encyclopedia
Sassocorvaro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino
in the Italian
region Marche
, located about 80 km west of Ancona
and about 35 km southwest of Pesaro
.
Sassocorvaro borders the following municipalities: Auditore
, Lunano
, Macerata Feltria
, Mercatino Conca
, Monte Cerignone
, Piandimeleto
, Tavoleto
, Urbino
.
THE SAVER OF ART: ROTONDI'S LIST, 1944
For the love of art, he defied the SS and the Republic of Salò. To save Italian art treasures, he tricked the Nazis and risked his life. The hero of this fascinating story is Pasquale Rotondi. Born in 1909 in Arpino, he was an art scholar and Urbino’s Superintendent of fine art from 1939. The order had come from Rome for him to direct Operation Rescue. He faced the responsibility and the dangers involved in saving the works of art, with great courage. As a result, approximately 10,000 paintings and treasures which derived from the Marches region, Rome, Venice and Milan were saved.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino
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.-History:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
, located about 80 km west of Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
and about 35 km southwest of Pesaro
Pesaro
Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
.
Sassocorvaro borders the following municipalities: Auditore
Auditore
Auditore is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km northwest of Ancona and about 30 km southwest of Pesaro....
, Lunano
Lunano
Lunano is a small town and comune in the province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Marche region of central Italy.It is located in the mountainous area of Montefeltro, in the Foglia River Valley. Resting on a hill overlooking the town is the Castle of Lunano, which dates back to before the 13th century...
, Macerata Feltria
Macerata Feltria
Macerata Feltria is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km west of Ancona and about 40 km southwest of Pesaro....
, Mercatino Conca
Mercatino Conca
Mercatino Conca is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km northwest of Ancona and about 35 km west of Pesaro...
, Monte Cerignone
Monte Cerignone
Monte Cerignone is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km northwest of Ancona and about 40 km west of Pesaro....
, Piandimeleto
Piandimeleto
Piandimeleto is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km west of Ancona and about 45 km southwest of Pesaro....
, Tavoleto
Tavoleto
Tavoleto is a comune with some 860 inhabitants in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km northwest of Ancona and about 25 km southwest of Pesaro....
, Urbino
Urbino
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482...
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THE SAVER OF ART: ROTONDI'S LIST, 1944
For the love of art, he defied the SS and the Republic of Salò. To save Italian art treasures, he tricked the Nazis and risked his life. The hero of this fascinating story is Pasquale Rotondi. Born in 1909 in Arpino, he was an art scholar and Urbino’s Superintendent of fine art from 1939. The order had come from Rome for him to direct Operation Rescue. He faced the responsibility and the dangers involved in saving the works of art, with great courage. As a result, approximately 10,000 paintings and treasures which derived from the Marches region, Rome, Venice and Milan were saved.