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Castell d'Alèdua

Spain · 12th century

Castell d'Alèdua in Spain
Photo: Fev · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Castell d'Alèdua ranks #6,913 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #340 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1175, it is older than 78% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Valencia, 25 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

The Castell d'Alèdua, in the municipal district of Llombai, in the province of Valencia, is an Arab fortress probably built at the end of the 12th century, located on a hill on the left bank of the river Magro, about 4 kilometres east of the town centre, in the deserted village of Aledua.

Machine-translated from “Castillo de Aledua” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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