Cospaia
Cospaia is an Italian hamlet (frazione) of the comune of San Giustino in the Province of Perugia, Umbria.
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 Old view of Cospaia | |
  Cospaia Location of Cospaia in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′34″N 12°10′15″E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Province | Perugia (PG) |
| Comune | San Giustino |
| Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Dialing code | 075 |
History
The village was an independent republic from 1440 to 1826, when it was divided between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States.
Geography
Cospaia is located in the northern suburbs of San Giustino, by a lake and next to the borders of Umbria with Tuscany. It is 3 km from Sansepolcro (in the Province of Arezzo), 15 from Città di Castello, 42 from Arezzo and 67 from Perugia.
See also
- Republic of Senarica
- List of historic states of Italy
References
- Ascani, Angelo (1963). Cospaia: storia inedita della singolare Repubblica. Tuscany: Città di Castello.
- Natali, Filippo (1892). La stato libero di Cospaia: nell'alta Valle del Tevere (1440-1826). Umbertide: stab. tip. Tiberino.
External links
Media related to Cospaia at Wikimedia Commons
- Thayer's Gazetteer
- La storia ritrovata: La Repubblica di Cospaia (in Italian)
- Cospaia: storia della repubblica più piccola al mondo (in Italian)
- Flag of Cospaia Republic
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