Pieve Santo Stefano
Encyclopedia
Pieve Santo Stefano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Arezzo
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 70 km east of Florence
and about 25 km northeast of Arezzo
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Pieve Santo Stefano borders the following municipalities: Anghiari
, Badia Tedalda
, Caprese Michelangelo
, Chiusi della Verna
, Sansepolcro
, Verghereto
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Arezzo
Province of Arezzo
The Province of Arezzo or Arretium is the easternmost province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo.It has an area of 3,232 km², and a total population of 323,288 in 39 comuni . At June 30, 2005, the main comuni by population are:- External links :...
in the Italian
Italy
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region Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, located about 70 km east of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and about 25 km northeast of Arezzo
Arezzo
Arezzo is a city and comune in Central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km southeast of Florence, at an elevation of 296 m above sea level. In 2011 the population was about 100,000....
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Pieve Santo Stefano borders the following municipalities: Anghiari
Anghiari
-History:Anghiari is famous for the Battle of Anghiari between Florence and Milan which took place there on June 29, 1440. The battle inspired a fresco in the Palazzo Vecchio by Leonardo da Vinci...
, Badia Tedalda
Badia Tedalda
Badia Tedalda is a comune in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km east of Florence and about 35 km northeast of Arezzo....
, Caprese Michelangelo
Caprese Michelangelo
Caprese Michelangelo is a village and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. It is the birthplace of the renowned Renaissance artist Michelangelo. The village is roughly 100 km east of Florence....
, Chiusi della Verna
Chiusi della Verna
Chiusi della Verna is a comune in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km east of Florence and about 25 km north of Arezzo...
, Sansepolcro
Sansepolcro
Sansepolcro , is a town and comune in Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Arezzo.Situated on the upper reaches of the Tiber river, Borgo was the birthplace of the painters Piero della Francesca, Raffaellino del Colle and Angiolo Tricca...
, Verghereto
Verghereto
Verghereto is a comune in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 km southeast of Bologna and about 50 km south of Forlì.-External links:*...
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Main sights
- Hermitage of Madonna del Faggio, located in Cercetole. It was built in the 15th century at the place where, according to tradition, the Virgin appeared to a shepherd in 1400.