Castle of Zafra
The Castle of Zafra is a 12th-century castle in the municipality of Campillo de Dueñas, in Guadalajara, Spain. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century on a sandstone outcrop in the Sierra de Caldereros, it stands on the site of a former Visigothic and Berber fortification that fell into Christian hands in 1129.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hombrados and Castellar de la Muela.
Hombrados
Village
Castellar de la Muela
Village
Morenilla
Village
Castle of Zafra
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Guadalajara, Spain
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hombrados, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.83507° or 40° 50′ 6″ north
Longitude
-1.70635° or 1° 42′ 23″ west
Elevation
1,355 metres (4,446 feet)
Height
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8CGWR7PV+2F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Castle of Zafra” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Castiello de Zafra”
- Armenian: “Սաֆրա ամրոց”
- Breton: “Kastell Zafra”
- Catalan: “castell de Zafra”
- Catalan: “Castell de Zafra”
- French: “château de Zafra”
- French: “Château de Zafra”
- Hungarian: “Zafra-vár”
- Persian: “قلعه زفرا”
- Polish: “Castillo de Zafra”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Zafra”
- Russian: “Замок Cафра”
- Russian: “Замок Сафра”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Zafra”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Castillejos de Zafra and Peña Blanca.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: El sombrero and Virgen del Carrascal.
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