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Castle of Trani

🇮🇹 Italy · 13th century

Castle of Trani in Italy
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The Castello Svevo di Trani is a coastal fortress in the town of Trani in the Italian region of Apulia. It was built in 1233 under the rule of Emperor Frederick II.

The museum castle, which is under the Ministry of Culture, was administered from December 2014 by the Apulia museum group (Italian Polo museale della Puglia). Since December 2019 this task has been carried out by the newly created Regional Museum Directorate (Italian Direzione regionale Musei).

Machine-translated from “Castello Svevo (Trani)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle of Trani ranks #4,416 of 8,131 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #341 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded 1233, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,262 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 24,000 visitors in 2022. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Castle of Trani?

Castle of Trani stands in Italy, at 41.28172°, 16.4162°.

When was Castle of Trani built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1233. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Castle of Trani?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,416 of 8,131 worldwide, and #341 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 Trani?

Castle of Barletta, about 12 km away.

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