The village of Scarperia was founded in 1306 by the Republic of Florence, who decided to create a military outpost to secure connections from Florence to the north. The design of this new fort was entrusted to architect Andrea Pisano, it seems that he took part only in the construction of the palace-fortress home of the vicars. The castle became the most important of north-east of Tuscany. In 1415, Scarperia became the seat of the vicariate and the seat of the administrative offices that controlled a vast territory, extending over the whole Mugello.

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Coat of Arms on the Palazzo dei Vicari, Scarperia