Spain · 10th century
Castell de Subirats ranks #7,808 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #424 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 950, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 192 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Barcelona, 30 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
Castell de Subirats rises at an altitude of 300 metres above the plain of the Panadés in a very good strategic position.
Historical documents of the 10th century speak of the castle as part of the defensive system of the Panadés. It was later enlarged in several stages. Its well-known keep was probably built in the 11th century. The historians A. Mauri and M. Soler note that it was probably demolished during the Reapers' War, 1640–1652, when it was taken by Don Pedro Fajardo, Marquis of Los Vélez, around the year 1641. Of this imposing complex, which occupied the whole summit, only part of the eastern wall, part of the construction known as the bastion and part of the main nucleus remain standing.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Subirats” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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