Alcazaba de las Siete Torres

Alcazaba de las Siete Torres is a castle in Orce, Granada, Andalusia. Alcazaba de las Siete Torres is situated nearby to the square Plaza Nueva, as well as near the church Iglesia de Santa María de la Anunciación, Orce.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia de Santa María de la Anunciación, Orce and Barranco León.

Iglesia de Santa María de la Anunciación, Orce

Church

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Iglesia de Santa María de la Anunciación, Orce is a church.

Barranco León

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Barranco León is an archaeological site in Orce, Andalusia, Spain with an age range between 1.2 and 1.4 million of years. It is noted for having yielded evidence of hominin occupation, including the milk tooth of a boy or girl of 10 years. Barranco León is situated 2 km east of Alcazaba de las Siete Torres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orce and Fuente Nueva.

Orce

Village

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Orce is a municipality located in the province of Granada, in southeastern Spain. According to the 2009 census, the town has a population of 1,333 inhabitants.

Fuente Nueva

Hamlet

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Fuente Nueva is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km east of Alcazaba de las Siete Torres.

Galera

Village

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Galera is a municipality in the comarca of Huéscar, province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is situated in a sparsely populated area roughly 150 kilometres from the provincial capital, Granada. Galera is situated 7 km west of Alcazaba de las Siete Torres.

Alcazaba de las Siete Torres

Type: Castle
Description: cultural property in Orce, Spain
Categories: alcazaba, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Orce, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.72199° or 37° 43′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.47957° or 2° 28′ 47″ west

Inception

15th century

Open location code

8C9VPGCC+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 160422639

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q5664100

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Alcazaba de las Siete Torres” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Alcazaba de las Siete Torres”
French: “Alcazaba de las Siete Torres”
Galician: “Alcazaba de las Siete Torres”
German: “Alcazaba de las Siete Torres”
Spanish: “Alcazaba de las Siete Torres”
Spanish: “Alcazaba de Orce o Castillo de las Siete Torres”
Spanish: “Castillo de Orce”
Spanish: “La Alcazaba”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaza Nueva and Ayuntamiento de Orce.

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