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San Felipe Castle

🇪🇸 Spain · 16th century

San Felipe Castle in Spain
Photo: Basilio na wikipedia galega · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

San Felipe Castle (in Spanish: castillo de San Felipe) is a military fortress in the city of Ferrol, province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia.

Machine-translated from “Castello di San Felipe (Ferrol)” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Felipe Castle ranks #4,875 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #219 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded 1557, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is San Felipe Castle?

San Felipe Castle stands in Spain, at 43.4646°, -8.28167°.

When was San Felipe Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1557. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is San Felipe Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,875 of 8,134 worldwide, and #219 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 San Felipe Castle?

Castle of Palma, about 1 km away.

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