Cospaia is an Italian hamlet ( frazione) of the comune of San Giustino in the Province of Perugia, Umbria.
History
The village became accidentally independent in 1440. When Pope Eugene IV ceded the territory of
Sansepolcro to the Republic of Florence, by mistake a small strip of land was excluded from the treaty that delimited the borders. Having become no one's land, the inhabitants promptly declared independence. As a result, the village was the Republic of Cospaia for some 385 years, but in 1826 it was absorbed into the
Papal States by agreement with the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
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
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Republic of Senarica
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List of historic states of Italy
External links
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Flag of Cospaia Republic
