Castelldefels Castle
Castelldefels Castle is a frontier fortress in the town of Castelldefels, near Barcelona in Spain, that was built to defend the frontier of the Carolingian Empire against neighbouring Muslim territories, particularly the Caliphate of Córdoba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in Castelldefels, Spain
- Also known as: “Castillo de Castelldefels”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castelldefels and Biblioteca Ramon Fernàndez Jurado.
Castelldefels
Photo: Petefarrand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castelldefels is a municipality in Barcelona famous for its beach of more than 5 km. It is an affluent area with many famous sportsmen as residents.
Biblioteca Ramon Fernàndez Jurado
Library
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Biblioteca Ramon Fernàndez Jurado is a library, which is situated 160 metres south of Castelldefels Castle.
Can Gomar
Tower
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Can Gomar is a tower, which is situated 130 metres southeast of Castelldefels Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castelldefels and Gavà.
Castelldefels
Town
Photo: Yearofthedragon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castelldefels is a municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, and a suburban town of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Its population is 65,954.
Gavà
Town
Gavà is a municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It borders the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Viladecans and Castelldefels. Gavà is situated 3½ km northeast of Castelldefels Castle.
Bruguers
Neighborhood
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 3.0.
Bruguers is a village within the municipality of Gavà in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies halfway between the towns of Begues and Gavà. Bruguers is situated 3½ km north of Castelldefels Castle.
Castelldefels Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.28428° or 41° 17′ 3″ northLongitude
1.97823° or 1° 58′ 42″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8FH37XMH+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 350278938OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
10290824Wikidata ID
Q17596072
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Castelldefels Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Castelldefels”
- Catalan: “castell de Fels”
- Catalan: “Castell de Fels”
- Cebuano: “Castillo de Castelldefels”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Casteldefels”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Castelldefels”
- Swedish: “Castillo de Castelldefels”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Castelldefels Castle”. Photo: ainhoap, CC BY-SA 2.0.