Borgo Sansepolcro ( Italian: Sansepolcro ) - a commune (city) in Italy , located in the Tuscany region, in the province of Arezzo [1] .
| Commune | |
| Sansepolcro | |
|---|---|
| Sansepolcro | |
| A country | |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Provinces | Arezzo |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 91 km² |
| Center height | 330 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 16,276 people ( 2008 ) |
| Density | 178 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +39 0575 |
| Postcode | 52037 |
| Car code | |
| ISTAT Code | 051034 |
| Other | |
| Mayor of the commune | Daniela Frullani |
| Awards | |
| comune.sansepolcro.ar.it (ital.) | |
The Benedictine monastery on the site of a modern city was founded in the Middle Ages by pilgrims from the Holy Land ; the city reached its greatest development in the 15th century. At the beginning of the XVI century it was surrounded by the walls of Giuliano da Sangallo .
The name Sansepolcro is inscribed in gold letters in the history of the Renaissance as the birthplace of the mathematician Luca Pacioli and the artist Piero della Francesca , some of whose works, including the magnificent " Resurrection of Christ ", can be seen in the local museum. In the main square there is a monument to the great artist.
The population is 16,276 people (2008), the population density is 178 people / km². It covers an area of 91 km². Zip code - 52037. Phone code - 0575. Saint John the Theologian is considered the patron saint of the village.
Content
Demographics
Population dynamics:
Persons
- Piero della Francesca - artist
- Eduino Francini - Partisan
Twin Cities
- Sinj ( Croat. Sinj ), 1981
- Neuchatel ( French Neuchatel ), 1997
- Neuves-Maisons ( French Neuves-Maisons ), 1997
Notes
- ↑ Borgo-San Sepolcro // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Literature
- Borgo-San Sepolcro // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.