Montecuccolo's Castle

A stone’s throw from Renno we come across the Castle of Montecuccolo, where the famous military leader Raimondo Montecuccoli was born, best known for fighting in the Thirty-Year War (1616-48) and in the Austro-Turkish War (1661-1664), in which he halted the Ottoman army.
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Pavullo nel Frignano
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