Castle
Norman castle of Anversa degli Abruzzi
🇮🇹 Italy · 18th century
Castello normanno (Italian for Norman castle) is a Middle Ages-18th century castle in Anversa degli Abruzzi, Province of L'Aquila Abruzzo, central-southern Italy.
The castle was built by Antonio di Sangro in 15th century on the ruins of a preexisting tower of 12th-13th century.
Now it is a private property and it has been used by Gabriele D'Annunzio as location for his tragedy La fiaccola sotto il moggio.
The castle main body is a parallelepiped built in stone, with the ruins of a tower on a side. The main body hosts the Chapel of St Michael the Archangel.
Text adapted from “Norman Castle (Anversa degli Abruzzi)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Norman castle of Anversa degli Abruzzi ranks #5,753 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #424 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Avezzano, 31 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Norman castle of Anversa degli Abruzzi?
Norman castle of Anversa degli Abruzzi stands in Italy, at 41.99404°, 13.80257°.
When was Norman castle of Anversa degli Abruzzi built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1750. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Norman castle of Anversa degli Abruzzi?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,753 of 8,133 worldwide, and #424 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 Norman castle of Anversa degli Abruzzi?
Castle of Ortona dei Marsi, about 6 km away.
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