Castillo de San Vicente de la Barquera

Castillo de San Vicente de la Barquera, also known as the Castillo del Rey, is located in the Puebla Vieja of San Vicente de la Barquera (Cantabria, Spain). It is an asset of cultural interest of Cantabria, with the category of monument. An Agreement of 28 October 2002 (BOC of 7 November, with a correction of errors on the 13th) made public the declaration as an asset of cultural interest by ministry of the Law, with the category of monument, of the Castillo de San Vicente de la Barquera, by virtue of the provisions of the Second Additional Provision of Law 16/1985 of 25 June on Spanish Historical Heritage, whereby the assets covered by the Decree of 22 April 1949 on the protection of Spanish castles are considered to be of Cultural Interest.

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Castillo de San Vicente de la Barquera ranks #5,615 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #301 of the 500 mapped in Spain. Founded 1300, it is older than 62% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 781 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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