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Castello dei Pio

🇮🇹 Italy · 11th century

Castello dei Pio in Italy
Photo: Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Castello dei Pio, also Palazzo dei Pio, is a castle complex dating from the 11th to the 17th century in the medieval centre of Carpi in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It lies between the Piazza dei Martiri and the Piazzale Re Astolfo and belonged to the Pio di Carpi family.

Machine-translated from “Castello dei Pio” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castello dei Pio ranks #4,959 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #373 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 86% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bologna, 48 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Castello dei Pio?

Castello dei Pio stands in Italy, at 44.78341°, 10.88581°.

When was Castello dei Pio built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1100. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Castello dei Pio?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,959 of 8,133 worldwide, and #373 in Italy. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Castello dei Pio?

Ducal Palace of Modena, about 15 km away.

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