Castle
Montuenga Castle
🇪🇸 Spain
Montuenga Castle in the province of Soria, Spain forms part of the defensive line of the Jalón River set in a natural passage between the central plateau of Spain and the strategic basin of the Ebro.
The castle is perched on a high hill, steep and long, from which it dominates the village of Montuenga de Soria. The remains of the building, two polygonal towers at each end, are joined by walls.
Montuenga de Soria is located in the province of Soria, 105 kilometers from Madrid. The village is part of the municipality of Arcos de Jalon with the town about 5km away. The castle overlooks and so controlled access between Castile and Aragon. The area was subject to disputes, notable during the Castilian Civil War.
Text adapted from “Montuenga Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montuenga Castle ranks #5,851 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #282 of the 602 mapped in Spain. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Montuenga Castle?
Montuenga Castle stands in Spain, at 41.2253°, -2.2109°.
How famous is Montuenga Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,851 of 8,134 worldwide, and #282 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 Montuenga Castle?
Torrecid, about 38 km away.
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