List of Staufer castles in southern Italy
This list shows the castles built or expanded under the Hohenstaufen in the former Kingdom of Sicily . Norman castles are not taken into account if they were adopted largely unchanged or if they did not play an important role for the Hohenstaufen. (Norman castles used by the Hohenstaufen dynasty without fundamental modifications are marked with *).
Castles
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Castel del Monte | Andria ( Apulia ) | 16 km outside of Andria 41 ° 5 ′ 3 ″ N, 16 ° 16 ′ 17 ″ E |
The octagonal castle was built from 1240 to around 1250 and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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Castello d'Augusta * | Augusta (Sicily) | Via Giovanni Lavaggi 37 ° 14 ′ 5 ″ N, 15 ° 13 ′ 3 ″ E |
The fort in its current form was built on the foundations of an older fortification by order of Emperor Friedrich II . |
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Castello Svevo di Bari * | Bari ( Apulia ) | Corso Antonio de Tullio 41 ° 7 ′ 43 "N, 16 ° 52 ′ 1" E |
The fort stands on the remains of a Byzantine fortress from the 11th century, was built in 1131–1132 on the orders of Roger “the Normans”, rebuilt in 1139 after being destroyed and rebuilt in 1233 during the Staufer period under Emperor Friedrich II. |
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Castello di Barletta | Barletta ( Apulia ) | Viale Cafiero 41 ° 19 ′ 15 ″ N, 16 ° 17 ′ 18 ″ E |
The fort was built by the Normans at the beginning of the 10th century. Under Frederick II it was further expanded in the period from 1225 to 1228. When the Anjou in Apulia took over, they had the fortress expanded. Under Charles V , the fortress was expanded once more, expanded by four massive bastions and received its present form. |
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Castello svevo (Brindisi) | Brindisi ( Apulia ) | Via dei Mille 40 ° 38 ′ 25 ″ N, 17 ° 56 ′ 14 ″ E |
The fort was built around 1227. |
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Castello di Canosa di Puglia | Canosa di Puglia ( Apulia ) | Via Diogene 41 ° 13 ′ 29 ″ N, 16 ° 3 ′ 35 ″ E |
A castle in Canosa di Puglia is mentioned for the first time in the 6th century. In the 11th century it was one of the most important Norman castles: this is where the brothers Roger and Bohemund of Taranto met in 1089 to settle the conflicts over the legacy of Robert Guiskard . |
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Castello Piccolomini (Celano) | Celano ( Abruzzo ) | Corso Umberto 42 ° 5 ′ 5 ″ N, 13 ° 32 ′ 43 ″ E |
The castle was built in 1392 by Pietro Berardi, Count of Celano. |
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Castel Fiorentino | Torremaggiore ( Apulia ) | Outside of town 41 ° 36 ′ 22 ″ N, 15 ° 15 ′ 44 ″ E |
The fort was built between the 11th and 13th centuries; The Roman-German King and Emperor Friedrich II died in it on December 13, 1250. |
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Castello svevo (Cosenza) | Cosenza ( Calabria ) | Via del Castello 39 ° 17 ′ 12 ″ N, 16 ° 15 ′ 27 ″ E |
A Byzantine castle is said to have already stood in Cosenza. Around the year 1000 the Arabs conquered the city. After the city was conquered by Roger II of Sicily in 1132, the walls were reinforced; the Norman castle was built. In 1184 the castle was badly damaged by an earthquake. In the 13th century it was renewed under Frederick II. |
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Torre di Federico II and Castello di Lombardia | Enna ( Sicily ) | Via della Cittadella 37 ° 34 ′ 2 ″ N, 14 ° 17 ′ 17 ″ E |
The Castello di Lombardia was one of the largest castles in Sicily. Historians attribute the construction of the castle to Friedrich II; However, this is not certain. The Torre di Federico II in the city park is an octagonal residential tower of Frederick II, which was previously connected to the castle by an underground passage. |
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Foggia imperial residential palace | Foggia ( Apulia ) | Built from 1223 onwards, the palace was the first and most magnificent structure that the emperor had built in Puglia in the following years, along with a number of other forts and hunting castles. For almost thirty years he was the splendid center of the imperial court. Except for the archway, nothing has been preserved. | |
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Castello Normanno-Svevo (Gioia del Colle) | Gioia del Colle ( Apulia ) | Via le Torri 40 ° 48 ′ 1 ″ N, 16 ° 55 ′ 22 ″ E |
The castle was built as a Byzantine castle and then served as a fortification for the Normans and Staufers. |
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Castello di Gravina | Gravina di Puglia ( Apulia ) | Contrada Castello 40 ° 50 ′ 1 ″ N, 16 ° 25 ′ 13 ″ E |
The fort was built around 1231. |
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Castello di Lagopesole | Lagopesole ( Basilicata ) | On the outskirts of the village 40 ° 48 ′ 25 ″ N, 15 ° 43 ′ 59 ″ E |
The fort was built on behalf of Manfred (Sicily) . |
| Castello di Lavello | Lavello ( Basilicata ) | 41 ° 2 ′ 57 "N, 15 ° 48 ′ 3" E | The fort was rebuilt in the 17th century and is now used as the town hall. | |
| Castello di Lesina | Lesina ( Apulia ) | |||
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Lucera Castle | Lucera ( Apulia ) | On the outskirts of the village 41 ° 30 ′ 33 ″ N, 15 ° 19 ′ 22 ″ E |
The first castle was probably built by Frederick II over the remains of an earlier Norman complex. |
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Castello di Manfredonia | Manfredonia ( Apulia ) | In the middle of the village, right by the sea 41 ° 37 '49 "N, 15 ° 55' 20" E |
The castle was first mentioned in 1297. |
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Maniace Castle | Syracuse ( Sicily ) | on the southern tip of the Ortygia peninsula 37 ° 3 ′ 13 ″ N, 15 ° 17 ′ 43 ″ E |
In 1038 the Byzantine general Georg Maniakes recaptured the city and Bug from the Arabs. The current fortress Castello Maniace was built in the time of Frederick II from 1232 to 1240. |
| Martirano Castle | Martirano ( Calabria ) | |||
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Castello di Melfi | Melfi ( Basilicata ) | Via Normanni 40 ° 59 ′ 54 ″ N, 15 ° 39 ′ 10 ″ E |
The castle was built by the Normans at the end of the 12th century. After the arrival of the Hohenstaufen, Friedrich II had some work done on it. In 1231 it became the site of the proclamation of the Melfi Constitutions . |
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Castello di Nicastro | Nicastro ( Calabria ) | 38 ° 58 ′ 54 ″ N, 16 ° 19 ′ 26 ″ E | The castle was built by the Normans in the middle of the 11th century and enlarged by Frederick II. It was badly damaged by the earthquake of 1638; today only ruins remain. |
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Castel dell'Ovo * | Naples ( Campania ) | Megaride Island 40 ° 49 ′ 41 ″ N, 14 ° 14 ′ 52 ″ E |
The current fortress was built in various phases from the 1st century BC. Built into the 16th century and renovated many times since then. |
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Oria Castle | Oria ( Apulia ) | City center 40 ° 29 ′ 55 ″ N, 17 ° 38 ′ 32 ″ E |
There was a castle complex at least since the 11th century. It was expanded under Friedrich II and has therefore been called the Stauferburg ever since. |
| Castello di Orta Nova | Orta Nova ( Apulia ) | |||
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La Zisa * | Palermo ( Sicily ) | Via Zisa 38 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ N, 13 ° 20 ′ 28 ″ E |
La Zisa was started in 1165 under Wilhelm I and completed in 1167 under his son Wilhelm II . You can clearly see Norman and Arab influences . |
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La Cuba * | Palermo ( Sicily ) | Via Zisa 38 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ N, 13 ° 20 ′ 28 ″ E |
La Cuba was built under King Wilhelm II on an island in an artificial lake in the royal park of Palermo 500 m from the Norman Palace and completed in 1180. |
| Castello Normanno-Aragonese (San Nicandro Garganico) | San Nicandro Garganico ( Apulia ) | City center 41 ° 50 ′ 6 ″ N, 15 ° 33 ′ 51 ″ E |
The castle dates from the 9th century. | |
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Castle Svevo (Termoli) | Termoli ( Molise ) | Via Frederico II 42 ° 0 ′ 15 ″ N, 14 ° 59 ′ 47 ″ E |
In 1247 the fort was expanded under Friedrich II. |
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Castle Svevo (Trani) | Trani ( Apulia ) | Via Leonelli 41 ° 16 ′ 54 ″ N, 16 ° 24 ′ 56 ″ E |
In 1233 the fort was built under Friedrich II. |
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Ursino Castle | Catania ( Sicily ) | Piazza Frederico di Svevia 37 ° 29 ′ 56 ″ N, 15 ° 5 ′ 5 ″ E |
The Castello Ursino is a castle in Catania, founded by Emperor Friedrich II in the 13th century. |
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Aragonese Castle (Venosa) | Venosa ( Basilicata ) | Pianzza Umberto I 40 ° 57 ′ 41 ″ N, 15 ° 49 ′ 6 ″ E |
The fort was built from 1470 by Duke Pirro del Balzo built |
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See also
literature
- Hubert Graf Waldburg-Wolfegg: From the southern empire of Hohenstaufen , Munich 1954
- Walter Hotz : Falzes and castles of the Staufer period , Darmstadt 1981
- Hanno Hahn, Albert Renger-Patzsch (photography) "Hohenstaufenburgen in Southern Italy", Munich 1961
Web links
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