Castle
Frias Castle
🇪🇸 Spain · 12th century
Frías Castle is the castle of the Dukes of Frías, located in Frías (Burgos province), overlooking the Tobalina valley. It was built between the 12th and 15th century.
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Frias Castle ranks #4,549 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #196 of the 603 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 563 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vitoria-Gasteiz, 52 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Frias Castle?
Frias Castle stands in Spain, at 42.76222°, -3.29528°.
When was Frias Castle 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 Frias Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,549 of 8,133 worldwide, and #196 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 Frias Castle?
Tower of Villañañe, about 20 km away.
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