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Castelvecchio (Castel Goffredo)
Castelvecchio (''Castellum vetus'') is the ancient fortified village of Castel Goffredo, in the province of Mantua Lombardy region in Italy, surrounded by walls and a moat. The boundaries currently correspond to the garden of the Palazzo Gonzaga-Acerbi to the north, to vicolo Remoto and vicolo Cannone to the east, to Piazza Mazzini, Castel Goffredo, Piazza Mazzini to the south and to piazzetta Castelvecchio and vicolo Castelvecchio to the west. History The first urban nucleus of Castel Goffredo, surrounded by walls and moat, was formed within the ruins of the Roman castra, ''castrum'' and will be called ''Castellum vetus'', or "Castelvecchio". Built between 900 and 1000, of the village is mentioned in a document dated June 12, 1480 in which Ludovico Gonzaga, Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua, bishop of Mantua and lord of Castel Goffredo, stipulated agreements with the municipality on the possession of some lands of the place. In the deed of submission of the city to the House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castel Goffredo-Piazza Castelvecchio2
Castel may refer to the following places: in France Castel is the Occitan language, Occitan word for the Latin ''Castrum'' (small caserna military castrum) and occurs very often in southern France toponyms especially mixed with the adjective ''nau'' (which means ''new'' written ''nòu'' in Occitan). * , a village and former commune in Picardy, since 1965 part of Moreuil *Belcastel (other), ''Great Castle'' *Castelnaudary, ''Newcastle of Arry'' *Castelnau-le-Lez, ''Newcastle upon Lez'' *Castelsagrat, ''Holy castle'' *Castelsarrasin, ''Sarracen castle'' in Italy Castel, a short form of castello (''castle''), is a very common component in Italian place names: *Castel Baronia, in the province of Avellino *Castel Boglione, in the province of Asti *Castel Bolognese, in the province of Ravenna *Castel Campagnano, in the province of Caserta *Castel Castagna, in the province of Teramo *Castel Colonna, in the province of Ancona *Castel Condino, in the province of Trento *Castel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
