Castle
Castle of Despeñaperros
🇪🇸 Spain · 11th century
Despeñaperros Castle, also known as San José Castle, is a castle built in the 11th century in the historic center of Cartagena, Murcia Region in Spain. It was declared a cultural site on 7 August 1997. The walls are composed of masonry and generally flat. The interior of the fortification is divided in two perimeters, the lower with rooms for the occupants and a water reservoir, and an upper space occupied by the cannons, and which has lost gunships.
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Castle of Despeñaperros ranks #7,569 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #521 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. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Murcia, 44 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of Despeñaperros?
Castle of Despeñaperros stands in Spain, at 37.6026°, -0.97853°.
When was Castle of Despeñaperros 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 Despeñaperros?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,569 of 8,134 worldwide, and #521 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 Despeñaperros?
Punic wall of Cartagena, about 1 km away.
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