Montgrí Castle
The Montgrí Castle is a historical edifice in Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, Spain, built between 1294 and 1301. Its reason to be was the existing conflict between the counts of Empúries - who ruled over most of the area around the town - and the counts of Barcelona, the most powerful of Catalonia at that time, who also had great power over the Mediterranean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dennis Claessens, Public domain.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 302 metres
- Description: cultural property in Torroella de Montgrí, Spain
- Also known as: “Castell del Montgri” and “Montgri Castle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Montgrí and Cau del Duc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ullà and Sobrestany.
Ullà
Village
Photo: Mutari, Public domain.
Ullà is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
Sobrestany
Hamlet
Photo: Bestiasonica, CC BY 3.0.
Sobrestany is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Montgrí Castle.
La Bolleria
Hamlet
Photo: Joandrés, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Bolleria is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km northwest of Montgrí Castle.
Montgrí Castle
- Categories: castle and landform
- Location: Torroella de Montgrí, Costa Brava, Girona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Montgrí Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell de Santa Caterina”
- Catalan: “castell del Montgrí”
- Catalan: “Castell del Montgrí”
- Cebuano: “Castell del Montgrí”
- French: “château de Montgrí”
- French: “Château de Montgrí”
- German: “Castell del Montgrí”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Montgrí”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Montgrí Castillo de Santa Caterina)‘”
- Spanish: “Castillo del Montgri”
- Spanish: “Castillo del Montgrí”
- Swedish: “Castell del Montgrí”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Montgrí Castle”. Photo: Dennis Claessens, Public domain.