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The Castles of Bellinzona are a group of fortifications located around the town of Bellinzona, the capital of the Swiss canton of Ticino. Situated on the Alpine foothills, the group is composed of fortified walls and three castles named Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro. Castelgrande is located on a rocky peak overlooking the valley ...
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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Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona: Ticino 2000 884; iv (cultural) The fortifications at Bellinzona protected the entrance to the Ticino valley and in turn the access to one of the most important Alpine passes, leading to north Italy.
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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.
Castel del Monte (Italian for "Castle of the Mountain"; Barese: Castìdde du Monte) is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by King Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. In the 18th century, the castle's ...
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 .