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Castle of Brescia

Italy · 13th century

Founded
c. 1300
Heritage status
Italian national heritage
Location
Brescia
Coordinates
45.54291°, 10.22522°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Castle of Brescia in Italy
Photo: DiegoBonacina1997 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Brescia Castle (known as Falcone d'Italia) is a fortress built during the medieval period on the Cidneo hill in Brescia, Italy above the historic center of the city.

Text adapted from “Brescia Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castle of Brescia ranks #4,983 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #363 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. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,038 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brescia, 1 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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