Trujillo Castle
Trujillo Castle | ||
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Trujillo Castle |
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Creation time : | 13th Century | |
Conservation status: | Receive | |
Construction: | Quarry stone | |
Place: | Trujillo | |
Geographical location | 39 ° 27 '44.6 " N , 5 ° 52' 56.9" W | |
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The Castillo de Trujillo is a castle in Trujillo , a city in the Spanish province of Cáceres in the autonomous region of Extremadura , which was built in the Middle Ages . The castle, located above the city on the Cabeza de Toro , is a protected architectural monument .
Story description
The castle was built in the 13th century on an old Moorish fortress of the 9th / 10th centuries . Century. The square towers of Islamic military architecture are still preserved. The castle is built of quarry stone , it consists of the barracks courtyard and the wall ring (Spanish: Alcazaba ).
literature
- Reinhart Wolf . With texts by Cees Nooteboom : Castillos, castles in Spain . Schirmer / Mosel Verlag , Munich 2001, ISBN 3-8296-0026-7
Web links
Commons : Castillo de Trujillo - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Castillo de Trujillo near the city of Trujillo (Spanish text)
- Castillo de Trujillo at spain.info