Castle
Castello di Terra
🇮🇹 Italy · 12th century
Castello di Terra (English: Land Castle) is a former medieval coastal fortress in the historic centre of Trapani, Sicily. In the sixteenth century it formed part of the city’s bastionised defensive system, serving as the principal landward stronghold protecting the harbour and urban core. Today, only sections of the seaward defensive walls survive, while the former landward area of the castle site is occupied by modern administrative buildings, including the Questura of Trapani, which houses the provincial headquarters of the State Police.
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Castello di Terra ranks #5,841 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #388 of the 416 mapped in Italy. Founded 1186, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 510 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castello di Terra?
Castello di Terra stands in Italy, at 38.01926°, 12.51442°.
When was Castello di Terra built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1186. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castello di Terra?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,841 of 7,044 worldwide, and #388 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 Terra?
Castle of the Counts of Modica, about 40 km away.
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