Aveyron
Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Najac

Château de Najac

Château de Najac or the royal fortress of Najac is located in , in the département, in southern . The castle was built in 1253 by the villagers on the orders of Alphonse de Poitiers, brother of Saint Louis, on the site of an older castle built in 1100 by Bertrand of St Gilles, son of Raymond IV, count of Toulouse.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Najac, France
  • Also known as: “chateau de Najac”, “forteresse de Najac”, “Forteresse royale de Najac”, and “fortress of Najac”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porte de ville and Église Saint-Jean de Najac.

City gate
Photo: MajorDOOM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city gate, which is situated 120 metres southwest of Château de Najac.

Church
Photo: MajorDOOM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 210 metres southwest of Château de Najac.

House
Photo: MajorDOOM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a house, which is situated 130 metres east of Château de Najac.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laguépie.

Village
Photo: J. P. Le Ridant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in the region in southern . is situated at the confluence of the rivers and and at the tri-point of the departments Tarn-et-Garonne, and . is situated 8 km south of Château de Najac.

Château de Najac

Latitude
44.21853° or 44° 13′ 7″ north
Longitude
1.97331° or 1° 58′ 24″ east
Inception
12th century
Open location code
8FP36X9F+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 141316074
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1013196
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Château de Najac” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Najaceko gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Najac”
  • Dutch: “Château de Najac”
  • French: “chateau de Najac”
  • French: “château de Najac”
  • French: “Château de Najac”
  • German: “Burg Najac”
  • German: “Château de Najac”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Ναζάκ”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèl de Najac”
  • Russian: “Замак Нажак”
  • Russian: “Нажак”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Najac”
  • Western Panjabi: “شتو نایاک”

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Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Barthélémy and Bibliothèque Municipale.

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