Rocha Forte Castle
The Rocha Forte Castle is a ruined fort near Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, Spain. It was first mentioned in written documents from 1253, but it had probably been built earlier.Photo: Elisardojm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ruined fort in Galicia, Spain
- Also known as: “Castle da Rocha Forte”, “O Castelo da Rocha Forte”, and “O Castelo do Churruchao”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castriño de Conxo and O Casal train station.
Castriño de Conxo
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castriño de Conxo is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It consists of an Iron Age fort hill and a series of petroglyphs. Castriño de Conxo is situated 770 metres northeast of Rocha Forte Castle.
O Casal train station
Railway station
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
O Casal train station is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km west of Rocha Forte Castle.
Capela do Divino Salvador de Vidán
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capela do Divino Salvador de Vidán is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Rocha Forte Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Ponte Vella and A Igrexa.
Rocha Forte Castle
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.86094° or 42° 51′ 39″ northLongitude
-8.57323° or 8° 34′ 24″ westOpen location code
8CJHVC6G+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 208583913OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3395078
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Rocha Forte Castle” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Roça Forte qalası”
- Dutch: “Castle da Rocha Forte”
- Finnish: “Rocha Forten linna”
- Galician: “castelo da Rocha Forte”
- Galician: “Castelo da Rocha Forte”
- Galician: “fortaleza da Rocha Forte”
- Georgian: “დე-როხა-ფორტეს ციხე”
- Hungarian: “Rocha Forte-várrom”
- Lombard: “Castell de Rocha Forte”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèu de Rocha Forte”
- Portuguese: “Castelo da Rocha Forte”
- Portuguese: “Castelo dos Churruchaos”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Rocha Forte”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Rocha Forte”
- Turkish: “Roça Forte Kalesi”
- Welsh: “Castelo da Rocha Forte”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro Cívico da Rocha and Praza da Rocha.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Aparcadoiro do Castelo da Rocha Forte and Restaurante El Puente.
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