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Castle of Chinchón

Spain · 15th century

Founded
c. 1450
Heritage status
bien de interés cultural
Location
Chinchón
Coordinates
40.13631°, -3.42419°
Links
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Castle of Chinchón in Spain
Photo: M.Peinado from Alcalá de Henares, España · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Chinchón Castle, also called the Castle of the Counts, is located south of the urban centre of Chinchón, in the Community of Madrid (Spain). It is one of the two fortresses of the municipality, together with Casasola Castle. Built in the 15th century, it consists of two interlocking quadrangular bodies, with corners topped by cylindrical towers.

The building forms part of the historic-artistic ensemble of Chinchón, according to the declaration of 1974. It is in a good state of conservation, despite historical vicissitudes that resulted in several lootings and fires. It is privately owned; the property belongs to the Counts of Chinchón.

Machine-translated from “Castillo de Chinchón” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castle of Chinchón ranks #8,752 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #475 of the 646 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 596 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Madrid, 39 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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