[CK] Castelli di Bellinzona (Switzerland)
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kazuma
N 46° 11.482 E 009° 01.624
32T E 502088 N 5115310
"Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-town of Bellinzona" (Switzerland).
Date of inscription: 2000
Waymark Code: WM12F
Location: Ticino, Switzerland
Date Posted: 09/08/2005
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The coordinates that have been reported have been taken inside the "Castello di Montebello" aka "Castello di mezzo", that is the middle one of the three castles that are part of the Unesco Site.
A fortress since Roman times, Bellinzona occupies a prime valley-floor position, holding the keys to the great Alpine passes of the Novena (Nufenen), Gottardo (Gotthard), Lucomagno (Lukmanier) and San Bernadino.
This castle, in particolar, has been built at the end of the 13th century by the Rusconi family of Como on request of their allies, the Visconti Family of Milan, that was also dominating the city of Bellinzona.
If you want to visit the other two castles, here are the coordinates:
"Castello Grande": N 46 11.603 / E 009 01.338
"Castello di Sasso Corbara": N 46 11.294 / E 009 01.851
Type: Site
Reference number: 884
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