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Castro, Lazio
42.5328° N, 11.6486° E
About
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
8th century_diocese_origin
8th century
Sack_and_local_upheaval
1527
Duchy_established
1537
Barberini_conflict
1639–1641
Pope_Urban_VIII_death
1644
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