Petrapilosa Castle
Pietrapelosa is a castle in the Croatian part of Istria, now ruined. In the medieval period a family took their name from the castle. "Pietrapelosa" comes from the Italian words meaning "hairy stone" after the moss that has always grown on the walls of the castle.
- Castle
- Description: castle in the Croatian part of Istria
- Also known as“Petrapilosa”“Pietrapelosa”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mali Mlun and Zonti.
Petrapilosa Castle
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Latitude
45.40549° or 45° 24′ 20″ north
Longitude
13.89952° or 13° 53′ 58″ east
Open location code
8FQMCV4X+5R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Slovenian—“Petrapilosa Castle” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Kostel (Buzet)”
- Croatian: “Kostel”
- German: “Kaštel P(i)etrapilosa”
- German: “Kastell des Petrapilosa”
- German: “Kosmati Grad”
- German: “Pietrapelosa”
- Hungarian: “Kostel vára”
- Italian: “Castello di Pietrapelosa”
- Polish: “Zamek Pietrapelosa”
- Slovenian: “Grad Petrapilosa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vela Pećina and Zelena trava.
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