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1183:Cities and towns in Tuscany
857:"Arezzo: Sansepulcro Guide"
71:Aerial view of Sansepolcro.
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34:Comune in Tuscany, Italy
923:Huxley, Aldous (1925).
726:International relations
698:Convento di Montecasale
635:The main church is the
454:De prospectiva pingendi
371:St. John the Evangelist
294:180/km (450/sq mi)
79:Location of Sansepolcro
1162:Terranuova Bracciolini
1032:Castelfranco Piandiscò
714:St. Quentin (Pontormo)
703:Diocese of Sansepolcro
546:Guelfs and Ghibellines
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1092:Marciano della Chiana
1042:Castiglion Fiorentino
893:Piero della Francesca
682:Raffaellino del Colle
674:Piero della Francesca
670:Piero della Francesca
619:Royal Horse Artillery
430:Raffaellino del Colle
426:Piero della Francesca
327: • Summer (
304:Biturgensi - Borghesi
177:43.57083°N 12.14028°E
145:Sansepolcro (Tuscany)
1017:Caprese Michelangelo
879:Villa in Umbria Blog
600:Republic of Florence
571:, who ruled it from
511:Abbey of Sansepolcro
401:Borgo Santo Sepolcro
291: • Density
60:Città di Sansepolcro
27:For other uses, see
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1072:Foiano della Chiana
1037:Castiglion Fibocchi
912:. 24 December 2011.
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1057:Chiusi della Verna
1027:Castel San Niccolò
976:Province of Arezzo
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411:Province of Arezzo
283: • Total
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645:San Lorenzo
631:Main sights
596:whose heirs
530:market town
508:Benedictine
399:, formerly
397:Sansepolcro
380:December 27
347:Postal code
180: /
139:Sansepolcro
106:Sansepolcro
41:Sansepolcro
1177:Categories
1052:Chitignano
730:See also:
649:Deposition
608:Pope Leo X
555:, Lord of
504:pilgrimage
278:Population
244:Government
168:12°08′25″E
165:43°34′15″N
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1087:Lucignano
1047:Cavriglia
757:Neuchâtel
592:Malatesta
496:Jerusalem
477:Holy Land
377:Saint day
310:Time zone
270:Elevation
1152:Subbiano
1012:Capolona
1002:Bibbiena
987:Anghiari
910:BBC News
895:2002:14.
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692:See also
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588:contrada
231:Frazioni
216:Province
1147:Sestino
1067:Cortona
974:of the
968:·
966:Tuscany
793:Croatia
743:twinned
613:During
590:to the
540:of the
526:commune
498:(thus,
471:History
465:Buitoni
434:Raphael
415:Tuscany
385:Website
300:Demonym
209:Tuscany
193:Country
1007:Bucine
992:Arezzo
971:Comuni
777:France
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444:, and
406:comune
286:16,012
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204:Region
51:Comune
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1127:Poppi
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559:, to
538:monks
515:Badia
513:(the
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351:52037
336:UTC+2
315:UTC+1
197:Italy
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