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Castel Lagopesole is a frazione of the comune of Avigliano, in Basilicata, southern Italy. It has a population of 652.
It is home to a large castel, built by the Saracens. Later it was expanded by the Normans and was a hunter mansion for Frederick II of Hohenstaufen and a summer residence for the Angevine kings of Naples.
During the brigand age of southern Italy, the castle was captured by Carmine Crocco (1861) and used as his base.
Twin towns
Schweinfurt, Germany