Castillo de Chera

The Castle of Chera is a ruined castle dating to the 12th century located in Chera, Valencian Community, Spain.

The castle foundation was laid in the early 12th century during the Almoravid dynasty. At the end of the 12th and start of the 13th century the castle was improved upon by the Almohad Caliphate. They doubled the walls and dug a moat. In 1238 the castle was conquered by James I of Aragon, who gave the castle to the Aragonese noble Hurtado de Lihory, who had acccompanied him with the capture of the area.

The castle was located in the border region of Castille and the Kingdom of Valencia, being the last castle in Valencia. As such it was captured in 1356 by Castillian forces during the War of the Two Pedros. They held on to the castle until 1361. In the 15th century the castle was abandoned.

In October 2023 renovation works started to stabilize the remains. Some parts of the outer wall were excavated.

The castle has a square design with a tower in the middle.

Text adapted from “Castle of Chera” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castillo de Chera ranks #7,595 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #530 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. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Valencia, 54 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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