Castle
Castello di Otranto
🇮🇹 Italy · 11th century
The Castello di Otranto is the fortress of the town of Otranto in the Italian region of Apulia. The fortress, which provided the model for the first Gothic novel in history, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, is closely connected with the town wall, with which it forms a single defensive system.
Machine-translated from “Castello di Otranto” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello di Otranto ranks #1,639 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #125 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,244 times in the last 60 days, more than 82% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Vlorë, 91 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castello di Otranto?
Castello di Otranto stands in Italy, at 40.14446°, 18.49271°.
When was Castello di Otranto built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castello di Otranto?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,639 of 8,133 worldwide, and #125 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 di Otranto?
Castle of Charles V, about 36 km away.
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