Castle
Castell de Llívia
🇪🇸 Spain · 12th century
Castell de Llívia is located on the upper part of the Puig del Castell, at the foot of which the town of Llívia was built, in the district of Baixa Cerdanya (Spain). Although the castle was destroyed by the French king Louis XI at the end of the Catalan civil war against John II in 1479, some remains survive. The visible remains most probably date from the 12th century.
It has the generic protection of the decree of 22 April 1949 and of law 16/1985.
It is therefore an asset of cultural interest with the category of monument.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Llivia” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castell de Llívia ranks #6,391 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #408 of the 500 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 510 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castell de Llívia?
Castell de Llívia stands in Spain, at 42.46764°, 1.98611°.
When was Castell de Llívia 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 de Llívia?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,391 of 7,044 worldwide, and #408 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 de Llívia?
Saldes castle, about 33 km away.
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