Castle of Almodóvar del Río

Castillo de Almodóvar del Río is a castle of Arab Muslim origin in the town of , , Spain. Previously a Roman fort, the current structure is of Arab Umayyad origin, in the year 760.
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  • Opening hours:
    January–March and October–December: Monday–Friday 11:00 AM–2:30 PM and 4:00 PM–7:00 PM; Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
    January 1st and December 25th: closed
    April, May, August, and September: Monday–Friday 11:00 AM–2:30 PM and 4:00 PM–8:00 PM; Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
    June and July: Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–3:30 PM; Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Spain
  • Also known as: “Castillo (Almodóvar del Río)”, “Castillo Almodovar del Rio”, “Castillo de Almodovar”, “Castillo de Almodovar del Rio”, “Castillo de Almodovar del Río”, “Castillo de Almodóvar del Rio”, “Castillo de la Floresta”, and “Zamek Almodovar del Río”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Posadas and Encinarejo.

Town
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is a municipality in the , . is situated 7 km west of Castle of Almodóvar del Río.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 9 km east of Castle of Almodóvar del Río.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Córdoba, southern . is situated 9 km southeast of Castle of Almodóvar del Río.

Castle of Almodóvar del Río

Latitude
37.80739° or 37° 48′ 27″ north
Longitude
-5.02379° or 5° 1′ 26″ west
Elevation
218 metres (715 feet)
Established
8th century
Open location code
8C9PRX4G+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 184730606
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10345943
Wiki­data ID
Q626232
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Castle of Almodóvar del Río” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن المدور”
  • Armenian: “Ալմոդովար դել Ռիոյի ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Almodóvar del Ríoko gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Castillo Almodóvar del Río”
  • Chinese: “阿爾莫多瓦德爾里奧城堡”
  • French: “château d’Almodovar del Río”
  • French: “Château d’Almodóvar del Río”
  • Galician: “Castillo”
  • German: “Castillo de Almodóvar del Río”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Almodóvar del Río”
  • Polish: “Zamek Almodóvar del Río”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Almodóvar del Río”
  • Russian: “Альмодовар-дель-Рио”
  • Russian: “Замок Альмодовар-дель-Рио”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Almodóvar del Río”
  • Swedish: “Castillo Almodóvar del Río”
  • Turkish: “Almodóvar del Río Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: El Castillo and Las Charquillas.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Historia de las Espadas and Torreón del Moro.

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