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Castillo de Santa Catalina

The Castillo de Santa Catalina is a castle in on the island of in the . The original castle was constructed in 1554–1560 after the city was attacked by French pirates in 1553.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands
  • Also known as: “Castle of Santa Catalina” and “El Castillete”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Francisco Convent and Castillo de la Virgen.

Church
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 130 metres west of Castillo de Santa Catalina.

Castle
Photo: Stephanhoehne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle, which is situated 280 metres north of Castillo de Santa Catalina.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 470 metres southwest of Castillo de Santa Catalina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Pilar and La Encarnación.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Stephanhoehne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Castillo de Santa Catalina

Latitude
28.68683° or 28° 41′ 13″ north
Longitude
-17.7605° or 17° 45′ 38″ west
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
7CW4M6PQ+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 75219504
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
10295268
Wiki­data ID
Q24023710
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Castillo de Santa Catalina” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Castell de Santa Catalina”
  • Cebuano: “Castillo de Santa Catalina (kastilyo sa Espanya, Canary Islands)”
  • Cebuano: “Castillo de Santa Catalina”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة سانتا كاتالينا”
  • Russian: “Санта-Каталина (замок)”
  • Russian: “Санта-Каталина”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Santa Catalina”
  • Swedish: “Castillo de Santa Catalina (slott i Spanien, Kanarieöarna)”
  • Swedish: “Castillo de Santa Catalina”

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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 “Castillo de Santa Catalina”. Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.