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715:International relations
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624:The main church is the
443:De prospectiva pingendi
360:St. John the Evangelist
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68:Location of Sansepolcro
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1021:Castelfranco Piandiscò
703:St. Quentin (Pontormo)
692:Diocese of Sansepolcro
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663:Piero della Francesca
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608:Royal Horse Artillery
419:Raffaellino del Colle
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316: • Summer (
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166:43.57083°N 12.14028°E
134:Sansepolcro (Tuscany)
1006:Caprese Michelangelo
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589:Republic of Florence
560:, who ruled it from
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1061:Foiano della Chiana
1026:Castiglion Fibocchi
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1016:Castel San Niccolò
965:Province of Arezzo
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369:December 27
336:Postal code
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719:See also:
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205:Province
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1056:Cortona
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957:·
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