Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Sansepolcro (formerly Burgus Sancti Sepulchri and Borgo Sansepolcro, hence the vernacular form Bórgo, now widespread, or Bòrgo according to the oldest phonetics; in Tuscan Sansepólcro; erroneously San Sepolcro or S. Sepolcro) is an Italian town of 15 420 inhabitants in the province of Arezzo in Tuscany, on the border with Umbria and Marche, elevated to the status of diocese and awarded the title of city on 17 September 1520 by Pope Leo X and whose banner is decorated with a silver medal for military valor. It is the most populous center and administrative capital of the Tuscan Valtiberina. Free commune first and then cradle of Renaissance culture, it gave birth to famous personalities of science, literature and art such as Dionisio Roberti, Piero della Francesca, Matteo di Giovanni, Luca Pacioli, Raffaellino del Colle, Cherubino Alberti and Santi di Tito. Located north-east of Arezzo on the banks of the Tiber, in the extreme east of Tuscany, at the crossroads of four regions of Tuscany, Marche, Umbria and Emilia-Romagna, it is the main pole of a conurbation that also involves the neighboring municipality of San Giustino, in the province of Perugia. From 1520 to 1986 the city was the capital of the diocese of the same name; since 1986 it has been part of the Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, of which it is co-owner.