Castle of the Calatravos
The Castle of the Calatravos is a castle in Alcañiz, Spain, that belonged to the Order of Calatrava. This military order played an important role in the reconquest of the town in 1157; the oldest rooms in the building date back to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.Photo: Jome, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in Alcañiz, Spain
- Also known as: “Castle Calatravo” and “Castle of Alcañiz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa María la Mayor and Church of Piarists in Alcañiz.
Santa María la Mayor
Church
Photo: Fqll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa María la Mayor is a church in Alcañiz, Aragon, northern Spain. It had the status of collegiate church from 1407 to 1851. It includes a large Gothic tower, and a wide façade in Baroque style. Santa María la Mayor is situated 340 metres north of Castle of the Calatravos.
Church of Piarists in Alcañiz
Church
Church of Piarists in Alcañiz is situated 210 metres north of Castle of the Calatravos.
Church of San Francisco
Church
Church of San Francisco is situated 400 metres southeast of Castle of the Calatravos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castelserás Municipality.
Castelserás Municipality
Village
Castelserás is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census, the municipality has a population of 818 inhabitants. Castelserás Municipality is situated 7 km south of Castle of the Calatravos.
Castle of the Calatravos
- Categories: Monument (Spain), tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alcañiz Municipality, Teruel, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Swedish—“Castle of the Calatravos” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Castiello d’Alcañiz”
- Aragonese: “Castiello d’Alcanyiz”
- Aragonese: “Castiello d’os Calatrabos”
- Aragonese: “Castiello d’os Calatravos”
- Aragonese: “Castiello de los Calatrabos”
- Aragonese: “Castiello de los Calatravos”
- Catalan: “Castell de la Concòrdia”
- Catalan: “Castell dels Calatravos”
- Catalan: “Parador Nacional d’Alcanyís”
- Cebuano: “Castle Calatravo”
- Cebuano: “Kastilyo Calatravo”
- French: “château d’Alcañiz”
- French: “Château d’Alcañiz”
- Galician: “castelo dos Calatravos”
- Galician: “Parador de Alcañiz”
- German: “Castillo de Alcañiz”
- Spanish: “castillo calatravo”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Alcañiz”
- Spanish: “Castillo de los calatravos”
- Spanish: “Castillo de los Calatravos”
- Spanish: “Castillo Interior o Alcázar”
- Spanish: “convento de la Orden de Calatrava”
- Spanish: “Parador de Alcaniz”
- Spanish: “Parador de Alcañiz”
- Spanish: “Parador de turismo de Alcañiz”
- Swedish: “Castle Calatravo”
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