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Carrarese Castle

Italy · 11th century

Founded
1056
Heritage status
Italian national heritage
Location
Este
Coordinates
45.22965°, 11.65772°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Carrarese Castle in Italy
Photo: Sandra Grampa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Castello Carrarese of Este is a military structure that dates from the early 1340s and dominates the town of Este from the southern tip of the Euganean Hills. As early as 1483 it appeared a sad and uninhabitable ruin after more than a century of abandonment, and its origins are lost in legend. The castle was built by Ubertino da Carrara on the ruins of the earlier fortification, destroyed in 1249 by the troops of Ezzelino II da Romano. The first castle is said to have been raised in 1056 as the fortified dwelling of a feudal lord, who took his name from Este and, thanks to his shrewdness and longevity, became the founder of the celebrated line of the Este.

Over time the castle has changed its appearance, its original function has varied and its name has changed too; the oldest name is ''Castello Marchionale'', but it later took the name ''Castello dei Carraresi'', a name given by the lords of Padua, who rebuilt the fortress after the Marquises of Este had moved to Ferrara. Having become the property of the municipality of Este, it is commonly called Castello di Este.

Machine-translated from “Castello carrarese di Este” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Carrarese Castle ranks #8,080 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #571 of the 624 mapped in Italy. Founded 1056, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 458 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Padua, 26 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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