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{{short description|Medieval Italian fortified area for village stores}}
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[[File:Ricetto_di_Candelo-DSCF0344.JPG|thumb|Ricetto at [[Candelo]], [[Province of Biella]], [[Piedmont]], Italy]]

A '''ricetto''' was a small [[fort]]ified area used in medieval [[Italy|Italian]] [[village]]s for storing agricultural products, livestock, and working tools. It was also sometimes used for protection of the residents in case of attack, particularly from [[Outlaw|marauders]], and bands of [[soldier]]s and [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] from invading [[Army|armies]]. A ricetto typically consisted of multiple buildings enclosed within a thick pentagonal perimeter, sometimes accompanied by a guard tower.{{sfn|Settia|2001|pp=85–91}}

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*{{cite book |last=Centini |first=Massimo |title=Guida insolita ai misteri, ai segreti, alle leggende e alle curiosità dei castelli del Piemonte |year=2010 |publisher=[[Newton Compton Editori]] }}
*{{cite book |last=Settia |first=Aldo A. |title=The Illusion of Security Fortifications of Refuge in Medieval Italy: "Shelters", "Bastides", "Walls" |year=2001 |publisher=Vercelli Historical Society |location=[[Vercelli]] and [[Cuneo]], Italy |ref={{sfnref|Settia|2001}}}}

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