Castle
Castle of Castalla
🇪🇸 Spain · 11th century
The Castle of Castalla, in the province of Alicante (Spain), is a fortress of Islamic origin built in the 11th century on Neolithic and Ibero-Roman remains, with later Christian alterations from the 14th to the 16th centuries. It stands on a hill above the town and the course of the river Verde.
The present buildings date from the end of the Late Middle Ages and some from the beginning of the Early Modern period.
It is a Bien de Interés Cultural in the category of Monument.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Castalla” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Castalla ranks #6,811 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #401 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Alicante, 33 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of Castalla?
Castle of Castalla stands in Spain, at 38.59779°, -0.67346°.
When was Castle of Castalla built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of Castalla?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,811 of 8,134 worldwide, and #401 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 Castle of Castalla?
Castle of Biar, about 9 km away.
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