Castle
Castello Svevo (Brindisi)
🇮🇹 Italy · 13th century
The Castello Svevo di Brindisi, also called Castello di Terra (in distinction to the Castello di Mare) or Castello Svevo-Aragonese (because of its Hohenstaufen origin and the later rebuildings in the period of the rule of the House of Aragon), lies in the town of Brindisi in the Italian region of Apulia. The town castle was built on the edge of the old town and of the inner part of the harbour, so that both important parts of the town could be defended from the castle.
Machine-translated from “Castello Svevo (Brindisi)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello Svevo (Brindisi) ranks #5,476 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #373 of the 416 mapped in Italy. Founded 1227, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 781 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castello Svevo (Brindisi)?
Castello Svevo (Brindisi) stands in Italy, at 40.63953°, 17.93815°.
When was Castello Svevo (Brindisi) built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1227. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castello Svevo (Brindisi)?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,476 of 7,044 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 Svevo (Brindisi)?
Castello alfonsino, about 3 km away.
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