Castle of Castellano

The Castle of Castellano (Italian: Castello di Castellano, German: Schloss Kastellein) is a manor house built around 1000, in the village of Castellano, in the municipality of Villa Lagarina, in Trentino.

Castle of Castellano
Castellano
Castle of Castellano
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
Built11th century
Garrison information
Current
commander
Family Miorandi
OccupantsDa Beseno
Castelnuovo
Castelbarco
Lodron
Austria-Hungary

It is one of the most famous castles of Vallagarina, offering a panorama of the entire valley. Owned by numerous noble families, of which the most important was the Lodron, it was later transformed into an Austrian-Hungarian fortress in World War I.

It once housed frescoes, now preserved in the Civic Museum of Rovereto.

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