Castle
Castle of Ucero
🇪🇸 Spain
The Castle of Ucero is a medieval defensive construction located in Ucero, in the province of Soria (Castile and León, Spain). The castle is the property of the Bishops of Osma.
The place dominated by the castle has been inhabited since Prehistory. The castle is built on the site of an ancient Celtiberian castro.
The place is firstly mentioned in 1157 when Alfonso VII located the village of Sotos the Suso between Uxama and Ucero and there are database that indicate that the castle already existed in the 13th century. It is estimated that the important hermit of San Juan de Otero, nowadays destroyed, was ubicated near San Bartolomé, which was a Templarian chapel.
Text adapted from “Castle of Ucero” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Ucero ranks #6,312 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #334 of the 602 mapped in Spain. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of Ucero?
Castle of Ucero stands in Spain, at 41.71923°, -3.04566°.
How famous is Castle of Ucero?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,312 of 8,134 worldwide, and #334 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 Ucero?
Uxama Argaela, about 16 km away.
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