Castle
Castle of Polop
🇪🇸 Spain · 12th century
The Castle of Polop in the province of Alicante is a fortress of Muslim origin built at the beginning of the 12th century, standing on a hill next to the town.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Polop” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Polop ranks #6,726 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #480 of the 500 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 510 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of Polop?
Castle of Polop stands in Spain, at 38.62278°, -0.12611°.
When was Castle of Polop built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1150. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of Polop?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,726 of 7,044 worldwide, and #480 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 Polop?
Fort de Bèrnia, about 7 km away.
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