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Castle of Despeñaperros

🇪🇸 Spain · 11th century

Castle of Despeñaperros in Spain
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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 #407 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #106 of the 433 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 210 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

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: #407 of 6,412 worldwide, and #106 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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