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Castle of Olmillos de Sasamón

Spain · 15th century

Founded
1446
Heritage status
bien de interés cultural
Location
Olmillos de Sasamón
Coordinates
42.39694°, -4.03639°
Links
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Castle of Olmillos de Sasamón in Spain
Photo: Sandragd · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Castillo de Olmillos de Sasamón is a fortress built in 1446 by Pedro de Cartagena, regidor of Burgos, in the village of Olmillos de Sasamón (province of Burgos, Spain). It was not built as a defensive construction, but as a palace for recreation or holidays.

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

In the rankings

Castle of Olmillos de Sasamón ranks #8,755 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #476 of the 646 mapped in Spain. Founded 1446, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 596 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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