Castle of the Pico
The Castle of the Pico is a castle in the city center of Mirandola, in the province of Modena, Italy. Famous in Europe as a legendary impregnable fortress, it belonged to the House of Pico della Mirandola, who ruled over the city for four centuries and who enriched it in the Renaissance period with important pieces of art.- Type: Castle
- Description: Castle in Mirandola (MO), Italy
- Also known as: “Castle of Mirandola”, “Castle of Pico”, “Castle Pico”, and “Pico Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Civic Museum of Mirandola and Teatro Nuovo.
Civic Museum of Mirandola
Museum
The Civic Museum of Mirandola is a museum housed in the castle of the Pico in Mirandola, in the province of Modena, Italy, dedicated to the archaeology of the territory, religious commissions, ancient furnishings and paintings, coins and medals of the ancient mint of Mirandola.
Teatro Nuovo
Theater building
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The Teatro Nuovo is a theater located in Mirandola in the Italian province of Modena. Inaugurated in 1905, it replaced the old Teatro Greco, named after Count Ottavio Greco and built in 1791 inside the Castle of the Pico, which had ceased performances in 1894.
Oratorio della Madonna della Porta
Church
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Oratorio della Madonna della Porta is a church, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Castle of the Pico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mirandola and San Giacomo Roncole.
Mirandola
Town
Mirandola is a city and comune of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, 31 kilometres northeast of the provincial capital by railway.
San Giacomo Roncole
Village
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San Giacomo Roncole is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Castle of the Pico.
Quarantoli
Village
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Quaràntoli is a frazione of Mirandola, in the province of Modena. It is about 5 km from Mirandola and 35 km from the provincial capital. Quarantoli is situated 4½ km northeast of Castle of the Pico.
Castle of the Pico
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mirandola, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.8889° or 44° 53′ 20″ northLongitude
11.06494° or 11° 3′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FPHV3Q7+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 165774121OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q27875946
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Castle of the Pico” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Замък Пико”
- Catalan: “Castell dels Pico”
- Czech: “Hrad Pico”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van de Pico”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Mirandola”
- French: “château de la Mirandole”
- French: “château de Mirandola”
- French: “château de Mirandole”
- French: “château de Pic”
- French: “château des Pic”
- French: “Château des Pico”
- French: “Vecchio Castello Pico”
- German: “Castello dei Pico”
- Greek: “Κάστρο των Πίκο”
- Italian: “Castello dei Pico”
- Italian: “castello della Mirandola”
- Italian: “Castello di Mirandola”
- Italian: “Castello Novecentesco”
- Korean: “피코성”
- Russian: “Замок Пико”
- Spanish: “Castillo de los Pico”
- Spanish: “Castillo del Pico”
- Swedish: “Castello dei Pico”
- Turkish: “Pico Kalesi”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Pico”
- “Castèl di Pic”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Castello and Piazza Guglielmo Marconi.
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