Castello normanno (
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Middle Ages
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Anversa degli Abruzzi
Anversa degli Abruzzi ( Abruzzese: ') is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy
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Province of L'Aquila
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Abruzzo
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, central-southern
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History
The castle was built by Antonio di Sangro in 15th century on the ruins of a preexisting tower of 12th-13th century.
Now it is a private property and it has been used by
Gabriele D'Annunzio as location for his tragedy ''
La fiaccola sotto il moggio ''La fiaccola sotto il moggio'' ("The torch under the bushel") is a 1905 play by the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio. It was adapted for film twice in the silent era.
Film adaptations
* ''Blood Vengeance'' (''La fiaccola sotto il moggio'') (191 ...
''.
Architecture
The castle main body is a parallelepiped built in stone, with the ruins of a tower on a side.
The main body hosts the Chapel of St Michael the Archangel.
References
External links
* {{cite web , language=it , url=http://conoscere.abruzzoturismo.it/index.php?Canale=Cosa&IDCanaleSub=5&IDCanaleSubSub=0&IDItem=2131&ItemType=BC , title=Castello Dei Conti Di Sangro - Torre Puntone - Anversa Degli Abruzzi , publisher=Regione Abruzzo , accessdate=January 12, 2016 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817064913/http://conoscere.abruzzoturismo.it/index.php?Canale=Cosa&IDCanaleSub=5&IDCanaleSubSub=0&IDItem=2131&ItemType=BC , archive-date=August 17, 2016 , url-status=dead
Norman (Anversa degli Abruzzi)
Anversa degli Abruzzi