Castle
Castillo de Sax
🇪🇸 Spain · 12th century
Castillo de Sax rises at 524 m above sea level on a steep crag that dominates Sax (province of Alicante, Spain) and commands a large part of the Vinalopó valley between Elda and Villena.
It is an asset of cultural interest with the category of monument.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Sax” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo de Sax ranks #5,583 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #299 of the 500 mapped in Spain. Founded 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 510 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castillo de Sax?
Castillo de Sax stands in Spain, at 38.5413°, -0.81623°.
When was Castillo de Sax built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1200. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castillo de Sax?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,583 of 7,044 worldwide, and #299 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 Sax?
Castillo de Elda, about 7 km away.
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