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Futa Pass

Coordinates:44°05′37″N11°16′42″E/ 44.0935°N 11.2782°E/44.0935; 11.2782
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Roman road through Futa Pass
Military map of the Futa Pass, 30 August 1944 from the US Army

TheFuta PassorLa Futa Pass[1](Italian:Passo della Futa) is apassin the Tuscan-EmilianApennines,at an elevation of 903 m (2,963 ft). It is located in thecomuneofFirenzuola,in theMetropolitan City of Florence.It separates the valleys ofMugelloand of theSanternoRiver.

It is crossed by theStrada statale65 (strada della Futa) which connectsFlorencewithBologna. DuringWorld War IIit was part of theGothic Line.AGerman military cemeterywas created nearby in the 1950s.

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  1. ^"Apennines".Merriam-Webster's geographical dictionary.
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44°05′37″N11°16′42″E/ 44.0935°N 11.2782°E/44.0935; 11.2782