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    February 22, 2024

    The exact dating of the current fortress is not known, but it is known that the original castle was destroyed in the 12th century by the armed forces of Federico Barbarossa, and that then, in 1241, King Enzo dismantled the walls after having overwhelmed the Guelph garrison . The castle, of modest dimensions, has an irregular, trapezoidal plan, with the main front facing east and constitutes a singular example of a monobloc building for the Piacenza area. At the end of the shorter side, there is the tower with a sloped base, higher and probably older than the castle, where the location of the missing drawbridge is visible. The wall structure, made up of stone in the lower area and bricks in the upper area, does not necessarily imply two different construction times

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      Location: Borgonovo Val Tidone, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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