Visconti-Sforza Castle
The Visconti-Sforza Castle is a mediaeval castle located in the centre of the city of Vigevano, Lombardy, Northern Italy. In the 14th and 15th centuries, members of the Visconti and Sforza houses, lords and dukes of Milan, transformed a previous fortification into a vast family resort.Photo: Francorov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Vigevano, Pavia, Italy
- Also known as: “Castello Sforzesco (Vigevano)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo internazionale della calzatura and Piazza Ducale.
Museo internazionale della calzatura
Museum
Photo: alberto sechi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Museo internazionale della calzatura is a museum.
Piazza Ducale
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piazza Ducale is situated 140 metres northeast of Visconti-Sforza Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piccolini and Buccella.
Piccolini
Village
Photo: Capricornis crispus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piccolini is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Visconti-Sforza Castle.
Buccella
Village
Photo: Capricornis crispus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buccella is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Visconti-Sforza Castle.
Fogliano Superiore
Hamlet
Photo: Capricornis crispus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fogliano Superiore is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Visconti-Sforza Castle.
Visconti-Sforza Castle
- Categories: military museum building, historical park museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vigevano, Province of Pavia, Southern Lombardy, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.31617° or 45° 18′ 58″ northLongitude
8.85704° or 8° 51′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8FQC8V84+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 440049146OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3662375
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Visconti-Sforza Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯福爾扎堡（維傑瓦諾）”
- Dutch: “Castello Sforzesco”
- French: “château des Sforza de Vigevano”
- French: “Château des Sforza de Vigevano”
- German: “Castello Sforzesco”
- Italian: “Castello di Vigevano”
- Italian: “Castello di VIgevano”
- Italian: “Castello Sforzesco di Vigevano”
- Italian: “Castello Sforzesco”
- Italian: “Castello Visconteo Sforzesco di Vigevano”
- Lombard: “Castell Viscontee-Sforzesch de Vigevan”
- Turkish: “Sforzesco (Vigevano) Kalesi”
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