The Castle of Castellano (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

: ''Castello di Castellano'', german: Schloss Kastellein) is a manor house built around 1000, in the village of

Castellano Castellano may refer to: * Castilian (disambiguation) (Spanish: ''castellano'') ** Castile (historical region) Castile or Castille (; ) is a territory of imprecise limits located in Spain. The invention of the concept of Castile relies on the ...

, in the municipality of

Villa Lagarina Villa Lagarina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino, northern Italy, located about southwest of Trento. Villa Lagarina borders the following municipalities: Cavedine, Cimone, Arco, Drena, Pomarolo, Ronzo-Chienis, Isera, Rovereto and Nogar ...

, in

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. It is one of the most famous castles of

Vallagarina Lagarina Valley ( it, Vallagarina, german: Lagertal) is a valley in northern Italy, used to define the lower mountain course of the Adige River. It is mostly included in the province of Trentino, with the lower section being part of the provinc ...

, offering a panorama of the entire valley. Owned by numerous noble families, of which the most important was the Lodron, it was later transformed into an Austrian-Hungarian fortress in

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. It once housed frescoes, now preserved in the Civic Museum of

Rovereto Rovereto (; "wood of sessile oaks"; locally: ''Roveredo'') is a city and ''comune'' in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River. History Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier b ...

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{{Authority control Buildings and structures completed in the 11th century

Museums in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Historic house museums in Italy