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Castillo de Mequinenza

🇪🇸 Spain · 14th century

Castillo de Mequinenza in Spain
Photo: Mequinensa · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The Castillo de Mequinenza is a castle in Mequinenza, a municipality in the Spanish province of Zaragoza in the autonomous region of Aragon, which was built in the 13th/14th century. The castle, enthroned on the summit of a mountain, is a protected architectural monument (Bien de Interés Cultural).

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

Castillo de Mequinenza ranks #3,582 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #144 of the 603 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1301, it is older than 62% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Castillo de Mequinenza?

Castillo de Mequinenza stands in Spain, at 41.36505°, 0.29629°.

When was Castillo de Mequinenza built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1301. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Castillo de Mequinenza?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,582 of 8,133 worldwide, and #144 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 Castillo de Mequinenza?

Castle of Maella, about 30 km away.

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