Castle
Castle of La Concepción
🇪🇸 Spain · 13th century
The Castle of La Concepción is a medieval construction of the 13th or 14th century set on the hill of the same name that rises above Cartagena and its harbour (Region of Murcia, Spain). This castle is the one depicted on the city's coat of arms.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de la Concepción” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of La Concepción ranks #6,038 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #299 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Murcia, 45 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of La Concepción?
Castle of La Concepción stands in Spain, at 37.60026°, -0.98204°.
When was Castle of La Concepción built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of La Concepción?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,038 of 8,134 worldwide, and #299 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 La Concepción?
Castle of Despeñaperros, about 1 km away.
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