Montemaggiore al Metauro
Montemaggiore al Metauro is a hamlet of Colli al Metauro, a municipality with more than 12,000 inhabitants in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, established on 1 January 2017 following the merger of the municipalities of Montemaggiore al Metauro, Saltara and Serrungarina.
The castle of Montemaggiore dominates the Metauro valley from a prominent wooded hill, with its two picturesque spired bell towers. An ancient settlement of early medieval origin, formerly owned by the Benedictine abbey of San Paterniano in Fano, Montemaggiore was one of the defensive bastions of the Malatesta coastal territory against the Feltre hinterland, until Federico da Montefeltro seized it from Sigismondo Malatesta in 1462. It then followed the vicissitudes of the Duchy of Urbino until its devolution in 1631. In 1944, Allied generals Alexander and Leese, together with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, climbed up to Montemaggiore to observe the Gothic Line (a defensive line built by the Germans to slow down the advance of the Anglo-American Allies) from the top of its walls. In reference to this historic event, the “Museo Storico del Fiume” (River History Museum) has been set up in the former church of S. Maria del Soccorso, which houses numerous historical artefacts, military equipment and official documents.
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Territori spiegati in Viaggio nei borghi di Colli al Metauro - CUP J51C24000420004 - Questo intervento è stato realizzato con il contributo di 45.000€ dell’Unione europea Bando POR FESR Marche 2021-2027 - Asse 1 - Azione 1.2.2 - Int. 1.2.2.2 Bando per “Servizi digitali integrati”
