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In
13th century, when the family of Visconti (Milan) spread its influence till
Lake Maggiore, were in charge asked an architect to build a castle in Locarno.
The inhabitants - of the fortress - had their own private port, protection
walls were well fortified and plenty guard towers. The palace was
employed like a house for the soldiers and gave them prestige and power. The
Visconti were definitely pulled out from the region about in 1513 by their
successors, the bailiffs of the confederation, who impose their law for the
subsequent 300 years. The castle was destroyed and rebuild several times but
it was always considered the centre of city life. In 1803, when Ticino entered
the Swiss confederation and the bailiffs leaved, the castle (or better its
ruins) belonged to Canton Ticino.
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