Castle
Castle of El Barco de Ávila
🇪🇸 Spain · 15th century
The Castle of El Barco de Ávila is a castle in El Barco de Ávila, a municipality in the Spanish province of Ávila in the autonomous region of Castile and León, built in the 15th century. Standing on a hill, the castle is a protected architectural monument (Bien de Interés Cultural).
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Valcorneja” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of El Barco de Ávila ranks #5,930 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #287 of the 603 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 454 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Ávila, 77 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of El Barco de Ávila?
Castle of El Barco de Ávila stands in Spain, at 40.35893°, -5.52519°.
When was Castle of El Barco de Ávila built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1450. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of El Barco de Ávila?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,930 of 8,133 worldwide, and #287 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 El Barco de Ávila?
Castle of Montemayor del Río, about 31 km away.
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