Castle
Castell d'Alèdua
🇪🇸 Spain · 12th century
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.
Castell d'Alèdua ranks #6,419 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #349 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castell d'Alèdua?
Castell d'Alèdua stands in Spain, at 39.29686°, -0.56149°.
When was Castell d'Alèdua built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1150. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castell d'Alèdua?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,419 of 8,134 worldwide, and #349 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 Castell d'Alèdua?
Castell de Montroi, about 7 km away.
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