Castle
Castillo del Río
🇪🇸 Spain · 12th century
Castillo del Río lies 4 kilometres from the town of Aspe (Vinalopó Medio, province of Alicante, Spain). It stands on a mound, near the confluence of the river Tarafa with the river Vinalopó. From its site one can see the castle of La Mola, in Novelda, and the tower of Monforte del Cid.
It is an asset of cultural interest with the category of monument.
Machine-translated from “Castillo del Río” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo del Río ranks #6,700 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #473 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 del Río?
Castillo del Río stands in Spain, at 38.35313°, -0.73291°.
When was Castillo del Río 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 del Río?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,700 of 7,044 worldwide, and #473 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 del Río?
Mola Castle, about 8 km away.
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