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Castle of Santa Severina

🇮🇹 Italy · 11th century

Castle of Santa Severina in Italy
Photo: Drnico · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The Castle of Santa Severina, also Castello Carafa or Castello di Roberto il Guiscardo, is an 11th-century castle in Santa Severina in the Italian region of Calabria.

The complex extends over about 10,000 m² and dominates the wide valley of the Neto and the hills of the Marquisate of Crotone, adjoining the town of Crotone. It consists of a keep with a square ground plan and four cylindrical towers on the sides of the castle and is flanked by four bastions projecting from the towers.

Machine-translated from “Castello di Santa Severina” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle of Santa Severina ranks #5,555 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #376 of the 416 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 303 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Castle of Santa Severina?

Castle of Santa Severina stands in Italy, at 39.14679°, 16.91446°.

When was Castle of Santa Severina built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Castle of Santa Severina?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,555 of 7,044 worldwide, and #376 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 Castle of Santa Severina?

Corigliano Calabro Castle, about 60 km away.

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