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Vincigliata

Italy · 11th century

Founded
1031
Location
Fiesole
Coordinates
43.79441°, 11.31514°
Links
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Vincigliata in Italy
Photo: Maxcivi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Vincigliata Castle (Italian: Castello di Vincigliata) is a medieval castle which stands on a rocky hill to the east of Fiesole in the Italian region of Tuscany. In the mid-nineteenth century the building, which had fallen into a ruinous state, was acquired by the Englishman John Temple-Leader and entirely reconstructed in the feudal style.

From 1941 to 1943 it served as a small prisoner-of-war camp known as Castello di Vincigliata Campo P.G. 12. It housed some high-ranking British and Commonwealth officers, including Major-General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, who was employed by the Italian government in the Armistice negotiations with the Allies in 1943.

Text adapted from “Vincigliata” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Vincigliata ranks #5,744 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #409 of the 624 mapped in Italy. Founded 1031, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 458 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,232 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 21 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Florence, 6 km away. It is one of the 52 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Tuscany. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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