Castle
Barxell Castle
🇪🇸 Spain · 13th century
The Barxell Castle, located in the municipality of Alcoy, Alicante, Spain, is a 13th-century medieval building which stands on a rocky mound in the middle of a pine forest. It is next to the CV-795 road, between Alcoy and Banyeres de Mariola. It is located in the rural place of Barxell at 800 metres altitude. It is very close to the "Solanetes" which had a small population in the Muslim era.
The Barxell Castle is located in the rural place of Barxell, in the Valley of Polop, a natural enclave of great scenic value between two natural parks, the Font Roja and Serra Mariola.
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Barxell Castle ranks #5,751 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #274 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Alicante, 39 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Barxell Castle?
Barxell Castle stands in Spain, at 38.69081°, -0.53013°.
When was Barxell Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Barxell Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,751 of 8,134 worldwide, and #274 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Barxell Castle?
Cocentaina Castle, about 9 km away.
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