The Castle of Sant'Eusanio Forconese is a medieval castle in Sant'Eusanio Forconese, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, southern Italy.[1]
| Castello di Sant'Eusanio Forconese | |
|---|---|
| Sant'Eusanio Forconese | |
_-_Castello_02.JPG) Castle of Sant'Eusanio Forconese | |
  Castello di Sant'Eusanio Forconese | |
| Coordinates | 42°17′38″N 13°31′15″E / 42.293961°N 13.520878°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site history | |
| Built | 12th-13th century |
History
editThe building has a structure of an enclosure castle to provide shelter to the population in case of danger. The presence of a tank of drinking water, suggests that the structure was able to provide shelter for long periods of time, in contrast to other enclosure castles the area.[2]
Its position in the mid of the valley of the Aterno-Pescara river, among the Castles of Ocre, of San Pio delle Camere and of Barisciano, made it a strategic component for the defense of L'Aquila.
Architecture
editThe castle has a square plan with walls connecting five semi-circular towers (between three and five meters of internal diameter) and four square towers. The walls have a thickness of about one meter and a height varying from five to seven meters. On the western side of the walls, with no natural defenses, the castle is protected by a moat.
The entrance is an arched door in a square tower, close to the church of Our Lady of the Castle. This church was built inside the enclosure in the 17th-18th century, when the castle lost its defensive function.
References
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- ^ Santangelo, Enrico (2002). "Il Castello di Sant'Eusanio Forconese". Castelli e tesori d'arte della Media Valle dell'Aterno (in Italian). Pescara: Carsa Edizioni. p. 86. ISBN 88-501-0051-5.
- ^ Latini, Marialuce (2000). "Sant'Eusanio Forconese (AQ), Il castello-recinto". Guida ai Castelli d'Abruzzo (in Italian). Pescara: Carsa Edizioni. p. 61. ISBN 88-85854-87-7.