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Cantelmo Castle

Coordinates: 41°58′18″N 13°57′40″E / 41.9716°N 13.9611°E / 41.9716; 13.9611
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Cantelmo Castle
Castello Cantelmo
Pettorano sul Gizio
Cantelmo Castle.
Cantelmo Castle is located in Italy
Cantelmo Castle
Cantelmo Castle
Coordinates41°58′17.62″N 13°57′39.79″E / 41.9715611°N 13.9610528°E / 41.9715611; 13.9610528
TypeCastle
Site information
ConditionVisitable
Site history
Built11th century

Castello Cantelmo (Italian for Cantelmo Castle) is a Middle Ages castle in Pettorano sul Gizio, province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, southern-central Italy.[1]

The castle, built around the 11th century, overlooks the Gizio river valley and the Valle Peligna. It has an irregular plan with cylindrical, massive towers at the north-western and south-western corners, while at south-eastern one are the remains of a quadrangular tower. In the middle is a pentagonal tower, which is the most ancient part of the castle.

References

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  1. ^ "Castello di Pettorano Sul Gizio" (in Italian). Regione Abruzzo. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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41°58′18″N 13°57′40″E / 41.9716°N 13.9611°E / 41.9716; 13.9611