Castle
Santa Severa Castle
🇮🇹 Italy · 14th century
Santa Severa Castle is a 14th-century castle located in the frazione of Santa Severa in the municipality of Santa Marinella in Lazio.
According to Christian tradition it is on this site that the young Severa of Pyrgi, with her brothers Calendino and Marco, suffered martyrdom on 5 June 298. The remains of an early Christian church dedicated to her are still visible in the square of the Rocca.
Machine-translated from “Castello di Santa Severa” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Severa Castle ranks #4,541 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #348 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,857 times in the last 60 days, more than 65% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Civitavecchia, 16 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Santa Severa Castle?
Santa Severa Castle stands in Italy, at 42.01609°, 11.95699°.
When was Santa Severa Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1350. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Santa Severa Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,541 of 8,133 worldwide, and #348 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 Santa Severa Castle?
Castello Orsini-Odescalchi, about 21 km away.
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