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Torre de Aranguren

🇪🇸 Spain · 16th century

Torre de Aranguren in Spain
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The Aranguren tower house is located in the municipality of Orozko (Aranguren neighbourhood), province of Biscay, Basque Country. The tower stands on the bank of the Arnauri river, beside the road linking the municipal seat with a series of neighbourhoods: Ibarra, Zaloa and Urgoiti, all in the foothills of Gorbea. It is protected under the generic declaration of the Decree of 22 April 1949 and Law 16/1985 on Spanish Historical Heritage.

Machine-translated from “Torre de Aranguren (Vizcaya)” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torre de Aranguren ranks #7,181 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #520 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded 1600, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vitoria-Gasteiz, 32 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Torre de Aranguren?

Torre de Aranguren stands in Spain, at 43.09687°, -2.86935°.

When was Torre de Aranguren built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1600. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Torre de Aranguren?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,181 of 7,738 worldwide, and #520 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 Torre de Aranguren?

Chavarri Palace, about 19 km away.

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