Atalaya Castle

The Atalaya Castle is a fortress in , , southern . Located over a spur of the Sierra de la Villa, in the north-western part of the , it commands the former frontier between Castile and Kingdom of Aragon.
Wikipedia
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 537 metres (1,762 feet)
  • Description: cultural property in Villena, Spain

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Town hall of Villena and Church of Santa María.

Town hall
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is situated 190 metres west of Atalaya Castle.

Church
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is situated 190 metres south of Atalaya Castle.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 230 metres west of Atalaya Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cañada and Biar.

Village
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or La Canyada is a Spanish municipality in the… is situated 7 km northeast of Atalaya Castle.

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The small town of , with its monumental Arabic…

Village
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or El Camp de Mirra, officially El Camp… is situated 9 km northeast of Atalaya Castle.

Atalaya Castle

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Latitude
38.63193° or 38° 37′ 55″ north
Longitude
-0.86092° or 0° 51′ 39″ west
Open location code
8CCXJ4JQ+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 306347007
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10291131
Wiki­data ID
Q2986978

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Atalaya Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة أتالايا”
  • Armenian: “Ատալայայի ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Talaiako gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de la Talaia”
  • Catalan: “Castell dels Pacheco”
  • Cebuano: “Atalaya Castle”
  • Dutch: “Atalaya Castle”
  • Galician: “Castelo da Atalaia”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Villena”
  • Italian: “castello dell’Atalaya”
  • Italian: “Castello dell’Atalaya”
  • Japanese: “アタラジャ城”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèth de la Atalaya”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Villena”
  • Russian: “Замок Аталая”
  • Russian: “Замок Виллена де Аталая”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de la Atalaya”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de los Pacheco”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Villena”
  • Swedish: “Atalaya Castle”
  • Swedish: “Castillo de la Atalaya”
  • Uzbek: “Atalaya qal’asi”

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