Portugal · 12th century
The Castle of Paderne (Portuguese: Castelo de Paderne) is an ancient fortification located in the civil parish of Paderne, municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese Algarve. It was constructed in the later 12th century by Berbers, in an area around 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) inland.
The edifice is located just 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) from the resort town of Albufeira, along a bend in the Quarteira River. It is believed to be one of the original castles that occupy the shield of the Portuguese national flag.
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Castle of Paderne ranks #2,850 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #33 of the 212 mapped in Portugal. Founded c. 1175, it is older than 78% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,586 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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