Castles of Bellinzona

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UNESCO World Heritage Site fortified complex

The Castles of Bellinzona are a group of three well-preserved medieval fortresses in southern Switzerland, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for their outstanding military architecture and historical significance.

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Label Occurrences
Bellinzona castles 1
Castles of Bellinzona canonical 1
Three Castles of Bellinzona 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
fortified complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval fortress architecture ⓘ
category Castles in Ticino ⓘ
Medieval fortifications in Switzerland ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in Switzerland ⓘ
conservationStatus well preserved ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
dateOfInscription 2000 ⓘ
hasFortificationType castle ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasFunction control of north–south trade routes ⓘ
defense of Alpine passes ⓘ
hasPart Castelgrande NERFINISHED ⓘ
Montebello Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sasso Corbaro Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasViewOver Bellinzona old town ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatusReason outstanding example of a late-medieval defensive ensemble ⓘ
knownFor fortified defensive system ⓘ
medieval military architecture ⓘ
languageOfSurroundingRegion Italian ⓘ
locatedIn Bellinzona NERFINISHED ⓘ
canton of Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Alps region ⓘ
southern Switzerland ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ
locatedNear Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Alpine passes route ⓘ
left bank of the Ticino River ⓘ
maintainedBy City of Bellinzona NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyCity Lugano NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyCountryBorder Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Swiss cultural property of national significance ⓘ
fortifications of Bellinzona NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Italian-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism attraction ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageOfficialName Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 884 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageType cultural ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canton of Ticino → tourismAttraction → Castles of Bellinzona ⓘ
Canton of Ticino → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Castles of Bellinzona ⓘ
this entity surface form: Three Castles of Bellinzona
Southern Switzerland → tourismAttraction → Castles of Bellinzona ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bellinzona castles
Bellinzona → heritageSiteName → Castles of Bellinzona ⓘ
this entity surface form: Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona