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Bellinzona has always occupied an important geographic location in the Swiss Alps.It is situated a few kilometres south of Arbedo, where the Ticino and Moesa meet. Several key Alpine pass routes, connecting northern to southern Europe, including the Nufenen, St. Gotthard, Lukmanier and San Bernardino, all converge in the area around Bellinzona making it a key trading center.
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The site of the Castelgrande has been fortified since at least the late 1st century BC and until the 13th century, it was the only fortification in Bellinzona. During its history the castle has been known as the stronghold (before the 13th century), the Old Castle in the 14th and 15th centuries, Uri Castle after 1506 and Saint Michael's Castle ...
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The castles and defensive barriers of Bellinzona. A Letzi (plural: Letzinen, also known in German as a Talsperre in the sense of a fortification, not a dam [1]) or Letzimauer refers to defensive barriers whose purpose is to protect the entrance into a valley.
Castelgrande (castle), one of the Three Castles of Bellinzona, Switzerland Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Castelgrande .
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The cause of both battles was the contest for control of the nearby fortified city of Bellinzona, which at the time was at the point of overlap of the spheres of influence of the Old Swiss Confederacy and the Duchy of Milan. Control of Bellinzona was the strategic key to controlling the Gotthard Pass and the valleys of Ticino and Misox. Uri had ...