Castle of Rocca Calascio

The Castle of Rocca Calascio is a mountaintop fortress or rocca in the municipality of , in the , , Italy. At an elevation of around 1,460 metres, the castle is the highest fortress in the Apennines.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Calascio (AQ), Italy
  • Also known as: “Castello Calascio”, “Rocca di Calascio”, and “卡拉肖山頂城堡”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Santa Maria della Pietà and Madonna delle Grazie.

Church
Photo: Abbrey82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Castle of Rocca Calascio.

Church
Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 270 metres east of Castle of Rocca Calascio.

Church
Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 300 metres southeast of Castle of Rocca Calascio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rocca Calascio and Calascio.

Hamlet
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of is a mountaintop fortress…

Village
Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Castle of Rocca Calascio.

Castle of Rocca Calascio

Latitude
42.32889° or 42° 19′ 44″ north
Longitude
13.68888° or 13° 41′ 20″ east
Elevation
1,429 metres (4,688 feet)
Open location code
8FJM8MHQ+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166224112
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11153248
Wiki­data ID
Q1166100
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Castle of Rocca Calascio” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعه روكا كلاشيو”
  • Basque: “Rocca Calascioko gaztelua”
  • Chinese: “卡拉肖堡”
  • Czech: “Rocca Calascio”
  • Dutch: “Rocca Calascio”
  • French: “château de Rocca Calascio”
  • French: “Château de Rocca Calascio”
  • German: “Rocca Calascio”
  • Italian: “Castello di Rocca Calascio”
  • Persian: “قلعه روکا کالاسیو”
  • Portuguese: “Rocca Calascio”
  • Russian: “Замок Рокка-Калашио”
  • Russian: “Рокка-Калашио”
  • Spanish: “Rocca Calascio”
  • Turkish: “Rocca Calascio Kalesi”
  • Western Panjabi: “روچا کلاسیو قلع”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Castelvecchio Calvisio and Carapelle Calvisio.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: La Taberna di Rocca Calascio and Sii Unica.

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