Castellano () is a little village which is a
frazione
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
of the municipality of
Villa Lagarina in
Trentino
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. It was the most important village of the
Feudo of Castellano and during the
Austria-Hungary
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period was the site of the
Comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
di Castellano, abolished in 1929.
It is famous for its ancient castle (
Castle of Castellano) which became very important under the
Lodron and in
World War I
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because it became an Austrian fortress.
Not far from there is a little Lake,
Lago di Cei, which was very much loved by
Elisabeth of Bavaria.
Gallery
File:CastelloOld.jpg, The Castle of Castellano (Early 1900)
Frazioni of Trentino
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