Cinzano Castle
castle in Cinzano, Piedmont, Italy
Cinzano Castle (Italian: Castello di Cinzano) is a castle located in Cinzano, Piedmont, Italy.
History
The castle was originally built around a large square tower in the 11th century, and it formed part of a medieval fortified settlement enclosed by walls.
In 1666, Marquis Carlo Renato Della Chiesa initiated major transformations, expanding the structure to turn it into a noble residence and demolishing the houses of the settlement to create gardens.
In the 19th century, Marquis Ludovico Della Chiesa restored the castle in a neo-Gothic style, reinstating its fortified appearance with battlements and a new entrance. After World War II, the castle suffered damage and underwent multiple changes in use, serving as a restaurant, a medical-educational institute, and eventually being divided into apartments in 1968.
“Cinzano Castle” enters the record as castle in Cinzano, Piedmont, Italy. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Cinzano, Castle and castle can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q106015811. Authority coordinates are 45.096, 7.925. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1666 and 1968.
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