Castle
Torre Rognosa
🇮🇹 Italy · 13th century
Torre Rognosa is a 51-metre (167 ft) tower located in San Gimignano, built in the 13th century and owned by Gregori family first and then the Oti family. It is one of the best-preserved towers in the town and the second-tallest tower (the tallest is Torre Grossa).
It is located over the Palazzo del Podestà and Piazza del Duomo, alongside the Palazzo Chigi.
Text adapted from “Torre Rognosa” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre Rognosa ranks #4,808 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #364 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Florence, 38 km away. It is one of the 35 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Tuscany. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre Rognosa?
Torre Rognosa stands in Italy, at 43.46785°, 11.04347°.
When was Torre Rognosa built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Torre Rognosa?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,808 of 8,134 worldwide, and #364 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 Torre Rognosa?
Palazzo Comunale, about 1 km away.
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