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I was thinking of posting this panorama just to help solve riddle 34935 and then deleting it, but perhaps it's best to leave it.
The Abbey of Sant'Agata Martire was built on the remains of Roman ruins and was a place of worship and the seat of the Cistercian Order.
The Abbey was a beautiful example of a fortified building with agricultural and monastic purposes. Over the centuries, it became a center of attraction, exerting social and cultural influence on the local population.
But, in August 1567, several Ottoman galleys docked at the mouth of the Fortore River. The Ottoman troops reached the monastery of Sant'Agata, sacking it and then burning it.
The Abbey was rebuilt, but never regained its former fame. It gradually lost its role as a center of agricultural production, and the decline in population meant that religious worship was no longer supported.
Hans-Jürgen Bayer, Jörg Braukmann, Hans-Jörg Bäuerle, J. Engelhardt, Lukas Klös, Martin Kraus, Dieter Leimkötter, Jörg Nitz, Danko Rihter, Arne Rönsch, Christoph Seger, Björn Sothmann, Konrad Sus, Jens Vischer, Benjamin Vogel
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Sa..A.... ?
And indeed a terrific ruin !!
Gruß
Lukas
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