Castelfraiano
| Castelfraiano | ||
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 Remains of the surrounding wall of Castelfraiano |
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| Creation time : | 12th Century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Castiglione knife Marino | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 53 '7.8 " N , 14 ° 24' 32.2" E | |
| Height: | 1415 m slm | |
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Castelfraiano is an Outbound Höhenburg on the summit of Mount Castelfraiano in 1415 m slm height. It belongs to the Italian municipality of Castiglione Messer Marino in the province of Chieti .
history
The original complex dates from the 12th century and was built near the Minorite monastery complex further down the valley in the municipality of Feudo di Lupara , of which only the Madonna del Monte church remains today. This small hilltop castle monitored the sources of the Sinello and Treste rivers , as well as the access to Monteferrante from the Sangro valley, although its purpose was actually to monitor the path from Ateleta to Biferno , which passes there.
description
According to a relief at the location of the castle ruins, the castle had an enclosure in the form of a trapezoid, on the two short sides of which the remains of a rectangular tower are visible, which was almost leaned against the outer wall and on the opposite side had a protrusion in the middle that was also rectangular. The castle was 25 meters long and 10 meters wide; their footprint was 250 square meters. Presumably a small farmhouse was attached to the main building. Today you can only see ruins.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Castelfraiano in Castiglione Messer Marino . In: Servizi turistici . Trigno Sinello. Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Ivan Serafini: Castelfraiano - Castiglione Messer Marino (CH) . Altovastese. July 26, 2010. Accessed March 27, 2020.
