Castle
Ponferrada Castle
🇪🇸 Spain · 12th century
Ponferrada Castle is a medieval Templar fortress in Ponferrada, which lies in the northern Spanish province of León.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Ponferrada” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ponferrada Castle ranks #1,286 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #46 of the 603 mapped in Spain. Founded 1178, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 563 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,817 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Ponferrada Castle?
Ponferrada Castle stands in Spain, at 42.54417°, -6.59361°.
When was Ponferrada Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1178. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ponferrada Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,286 of 8,133 worldwide, and #46 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 Ponferrada Castle?
Castelo de Doiras, about 42 km away.
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