Visconti Castle
The Visconti Castle is a medieval fortification that stands south of Legnano on a natural island in the Olona River. It has also been known as the castle of San Giorgio since the 13th century.Photo: Aldosignorelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Located south of the city on an island in the river Olona
- Also known as: “Castello Visconteo di San Giorgio”, “Castle of Legnano”, “Legnano Castle”, and “San Giorgio Castle”
- Address: Viale Pietro Toselli, Legnano, 20025
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo Fratelli Cozzi and Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie.
Museo Fratelli Cozzi
Museum
Photo: Moxmarco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museo Fratelli Cozzi is a museum, which is situated 590 metres northeast of Visconti Castle.
Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie
Church
Photo: AlfaLancia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie is a church, which is situated 510 metres northwest of Visconti Castle.
Mulino Cornaggia
Building
Photo: LukeWiller, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mulino Cornaggia is a building, which is situated 250 metres southeast of Visconti Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nobile contrada San Magno and San Giorgio su Legnano.
Nobile contrada San Magno
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Nobile contrada San Magno is a quarter.
San Giorgio su Legnano
Photo: AlfaLancia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Giorgio su Legnano comune is in Milan Province, in the Italian region of Lombardy, about 20 km northwest of the city of Milan.
Canegrate
Village
Photo: Dm.insubre.82, Public domain.
Canegrate is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 kilometres northwest of Milan. The town gave its name to the Canegrate culture, a prehistoric civilization whose main archaeological site has been excavated in the communal territory.
Visconti Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Legnano, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.58584° or 45° 35′ 9″ northLongitude
8.92495° or 8° 55′ 30″ eastInception
13th centuryOpen location code
8FQCHWPF+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 199625360OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3662653
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Visconti Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell dels Visconti”
- Catalan: “Castell dels Visconti”
- Dutch: “Castle of Legnano”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Λενιάνο”
- Italian: “Castello di Legnano”
- Italian: “Castello di S. Giorgio”
- Italian: “castello di San Giorgio”
- Italian: “Castello Visconteo (Legnano)”
- Italian: “Castello Visconteo di Legnano”
- Italian: “Castello Visconteo”
- Lombard: “Castell de Legnan”
- Persian: “قلعه ویسکونتی (لگنانو)”
- Persian: “قلعه ویسکونتی”
- Turkish: “Legnano Kalesi”
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