Bellinzona Castles
Also known as Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona, castles of Bellinzona, Three Castles of Bellinzona, Trois châteaux, muraille et remparts du bourg de Bellinzone
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Switzerland
Inscribed
2000
Area
5 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bellinzona Castles is about 20 km north of Lugano. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lugano · about 105,000 peopleabout 20 km south
- Como · about 250,000 peopleabout 45 km south
- Bergamo · about 200,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Milan · about 2,945,000 peopleabout 80 km south
- Chur · about 38,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
- Novara · about 101,000 peopleabout 90 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural27 km away
SwitzerlandNatural31 km away
Croatia, Italy, MontenegroCultural74 km away
ItalyCultural77 km away
Switzerland, ItalyCultural80 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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