Fortification present in the municipality of the same name, built starting from 1170 by Alberto di Rovasenda. At first it performed exclusively military functions and then became an economic and agricultural center in the 18th century.
The Casanova Castle dominated the center of the small town and had the function of shelter for the protection of the town's population, agricultural equipment and crops.
A document of investiture of the fief, castle and villa of Lenta in Palatino Avogadro, by Ottone di Biandrate, attests that the place was already fortified in 1178. The peculiarity …