Italy · 9th century
The Castle of Muro Lucano is a castle in the commune of Muro Lucano in the Potenza province of the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It was originally built in the 9th century and parts of it are still inhabited by the Martuscelli family, relatives of Francesco Domenico Lordi who bought the castle in 1830.
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Castle of Muro Lucano ranks #7,329 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #512 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 850, it is older than 94% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 88 atlas entries founded in the 9th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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