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Castro, Lazio
42.5328° N, 11.6486° E
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Castro was an ancient city on the west side of Lake Bolsena in the present-day comune of Ischia di Castro, northern Lazio, Italy. It was destroyed at the conclusion of the Wars of Castro in the 17th century.
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Destruction_of_Castro
2 September 1649
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8th century
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1527
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1537
Barberini_conflict
1639–1641
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1644
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