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 #4,706 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #343 of the 555 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,857 times in the last 60 days, more than 67% 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.
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