Mequinenza Castle
The Castillo de Mequinenza is a castle in Mequinenza , a municipality in the province of Saragossa in the autonomous region of Aragon ( Spain ), which was built in the 13th and 14th centuries. Century was built. The castle, perched on top of a mountain, is a protected architectural monument ( Bien de Interés Cultural ).
History and description
The castle is located at the confluence of the Segre , Cinca and Ebro rivers . After the Reconquista in 1141, the castle became the property of the Moncada family.
The fortress is built on a trapezoidal plan, it is reinforced with rectangular towers. Inside the castle, whose current shape was mainly created in the 14th and 15th centuries, Gothic halls are still preserved, which are arranged around a central courtyard.
literature
- Reinhart Wolf . With texts by Cees Nooteboom : Castillos, castles in Spain . Schirmer / Mosel Verlag , Munich 2001, ISBN 3-8296-0026-7
Web links
- Castillo de Mequinenza near the municipality of Mequinenza (Spanish text)
- Castillo de Mequinenza at the DIPUTACIÓN PROVINCIAL DE ZARAGOZA (Spanish text)
Coordinates: 41 ° 21 ′ 54.2 " N , 0 ° 17 ′ 46.6" E