Cospaia

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Cospaia
Location of Cospaia in Italy
Coordinates: 43°33′32″N12°10′15″E / 43.55889°N 12.17083°E / 43.55889; 12.17083 Coordinates: 43°33′32″N12°10′15″E / 43.55889°N 12.17083°E / 43.55889; 12.17083
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  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

Cospaia is an Italian hamlet ( frazione ) of the comune of San Giustino in the Province of Perugia, Umbria.

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History

The village was the independent Republic of Cospaia 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.

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