Castelvecchio
Castelvecchio is a castle in Padua, Padova, Veneto. Castelvecchio is situated nearby to the university Dipartimento di Astronomia, as well as near the museum Museo di Astronomia.Photo: Ivanfurlanis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Specola and San Michele Oratory.
La Specola
Photo: Multimotyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Specola is a 14th-century tower, formerly part of a medieval castle, and converted in 1767 into an astronomical observatory in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.
San Michele Oratory
Church
Photo: Filippof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The San Michele Oratory or Oratory of San Michele is an oratory chapel in Padova, Italy. The interior is painted with a cycle of frescoes on the life of the Virgin Mary by Jacopo da Verona. San Michele Oratory is situated 120 metres south of Castelvecchio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guizza and Arcella.
Arcella
Suburb
Photo: mauro.puppett photography, CC BY 2.0.
Arcella is the name of a district in Padua, located close to the Milan-Venice railway, north-east of Padua's central station. However, urban expansion taking place since the 1950s, made the boundaries between the localities nearby imperceptible. Arcella is situated 2½ km northeast of Castelvecchio.
Terranegra
Suburb
Photo: Threecharlie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Terranegra is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km east of Castelvecchio.
Castelvecchio
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Padua, Italy
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Padua, Padova, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.40236° or 45° 24′ 9″ northLongitude
11.86932° or 11° 52′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8FQHCV29+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 112862620OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3662782
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Castelvecchio” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castello di Padova”
- Italian: “Castelllo di Padova”
- Italian: “Castello Carrarese”
- Italian: “Castello della Torlonga”
- Italian: “Castello di Ezzelino”
- Italian: “Castelvecchio”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dipartimento di Astronomia and Museo di Astronomia.
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