Switzerland · 15th century
Sasso Corbaro Castle is a spur castle in Bellinzona, the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. As one of the three castles of Bellinzona it has belonged since 2000 to the UNESCO World Heritage, together with the Castelgrande, the Castello di Montebello and the Murata. It is at the same time a cultural property of national importance. The castle lies at 458 m above sea level on a rocky outcrop about 600 metres east of the old town. It is the only one not connected with the remaining defensive works.
Machine-translated from “Castello di Sasso Corbaro” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sasso Corbaro Castle ranks #4,413 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #50 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1479, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lugano, 20 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
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