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Castello San Salvatore

Italy · 13th century

Founded
c. 1300
Heritage status
Italian national heritage
Location
Susegana
Coordinates
45.85098°, 12.23486°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Castello San Salvatore in Italy
Photo: Fioredizaffiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Castello San Salvatore is a castle in Susegana, in the Province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy. It was built in the 13th and 14th centuries, and is one of the largest castles in northern Italy.

In 1245, the city of Treviso granted the hill of San Salvatore to the Collalto family. They built a castle on top of the hill between the late 13th and early 14th centuries. In 1312, when the castle was complete, Emperor Henry VII granted full jurisdiction of the area to the Collalto family. They planted vineyards in the fields around the castle.

From the 16th to 18th centuries, it was a peaceful period in the area, and the castle was embellished by a number of artists. Its chapel was decorated with frescoes, and a palace called Palazzo Odoardo was built inside the castle.

Following the Battle of Caporetto in 1917, Susegana fell under Austro-German occupation. The castle was used by the occupation forces, and was later bombarded by Italian artillery, severely damaging the structure in the process. The castle was restored between 1943 and 1951.

The castle is now used as a venue for cultural events. A scene of the first season of the Netflix series I Hate Christmas was shot in the castle.

Text adapted from “Castello San Salvatore” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castello San Salvatore ranks #7,715 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #536 of the 624 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1134 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Venice, 46 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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