Castle
Castle of Alcoutim
🇵🇹 Portugal · 13th century
The Castle of Alcoutim (Portuguese: Castelo de Alcoutim) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alcoutim, in the municipality of the same name, in the southeastern Algarve of Portugal. Built in the 13th century, the castle stands in a dominant position on a hill south of the parish seat of Alcoutim on the right bank of the San Marcos River (tributary of the Guadiana River), opposite the territory of Sanlúcar de Guadiana (in Spain).
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Castle of Alcoutim ranks #6,661 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #146 of the 205 mapped in Portugal. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of Alcoutim?
Castle of Alcoutim stands in Portugal, at 37.4706°, -7.47189°.
When was Castle of Alcoutim built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of Alcoutim?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,661 of 8,134 worldwide, and #146 in Portugal. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of Alcoutim?
Castle of Mértola, about 25 km away.
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