Castle of Buitrago del Lozoya

Last updated
Castle of Buitrago del Lozoya
Native name
Spanish: Castillo de Buitrago del Lozoya
Castillo de Buitrago del Lozoya.jpg
Location Buitrago del Lozoya, Spain
Coordinates 40°59′41″N3°38′02″W / 40.994598°N 3.633976°W / 40.994598; -3.633976 Coordinates: 40°59′41″N3°38′02″W / 40.994598°N 3.633976°W / 40.994598; -3.633976
Architectural style(s)Gothic, Mudéjar
Official nameCastillo de Buitrago del Lozoya
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1931
Reference no.RI-51-0000721
Spain location map with provinces.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of Castle of Buitrago del Lozoya in Spain

The Castle of Buitrago del Lozoya (Spanish: Castillo de Buitrago del Lozoya) is a castle located inside the walls of Buitrago del Lozoya, Community of Madrid region, Spain.

It was built in the 15th century in Gothic-Mudéjar style. It has a rectangular plan, with seven towers of various shapes (round, pentagonal, square), all in stone. The interior is in ruins.

It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.[ citation needed ]

See also

Related Research Articles

San Sebastián de los Reyes Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain

San Sebastián de los Reyes is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1492, it is located 20 km north of Madrid.

Picasso Museum, named after Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), may refer to:

Sierra de Guadarrama Mountain range in Spain

The Sierra de Guadarrama is a mountain range forming the main eastern section of the Sistema Central, the system of mountain ranges along the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It is located between the systems Sierra de Gredos in the province of Ávila, and Sierra de Ayllón in the province of Guadalajara.

San Agustín del Guadalix Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain

San Agustín del Guadalix is a Spanish town located north of the Comunidad de Madrid, near to Sierra de Guadarrama.

El Gran Wyoming Spanish actor and musician

José Miguel Monzón Navarro, better known as El Gran Wyoming, Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.

Berzosa del Lozoya Municipality in Madrid, Spain

Berzosa de Lozoya is a municipality situated in the north of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It had 234 inhabitants in 2011, covers an area of 14.3 km² and a population density of 16.36people per km².

Buitrago del Lozoya Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain

Buitrago del Lozoya is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sierra Norte. The town is one of the few in the community that have maintained its walls, which are of Moorish origin and have been restored in the 15th century. It lies on a peninsula surrounded by the Lozoya river.

Colmenar de Oreja Municipality in Madrid, Spain

Colmenar de Oreja is a town and municipality of the Las Vegas comarca, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It was subject to a seven-month siege in 1139.

Lozoya Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain

Lozoya is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 57.94 km2. It is located at 1,116 metres above sea level.

Madarcos Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain

Madarcos is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It has an area of 8.46 km2 with a population of 49 inhabitants and a density of 5.79 inhabitants / km2 it is the town with the lowest population in the Community of Madrid.

El Molar, Madrid Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain

El Molar is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.

National monuments of Spain

The current legislation regarding historical monuments in Spain dates from 1985. However, Monumentos nacionales were first designated in the nineteenth century. It was a fairly broad category for national heritage sites protecting, for example, the Alhambra. The overarching category for Spanish heritage sites is now Bien de Interés Cultural.

Bien de Interés Cultural Cultural property of Spain

A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries.

Oteruelo del Valle

Oteruelo del Valle is a Spanish town of the province and community of Madrid, situated in the valley of Lozoya, exactly in the northwest of the province. The nearest villages are Alameda del Valle (1.4 km), Rascafría (2.3 km) and Pinilla del Valle (2.8 km). It was an independent township until 1975, but since then it is part of Rascafría, being considered as one of the nucleus of the population.

Gargantilla del Lozoya y Pinilla de Buitrago Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain

Gargantilla del Lozoya y Pinilla de Buitrago is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is the municipality with the longest official name in Spain.

Gargantilla may refer to:

Robregordo Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain

Robregordo is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.

Somosierra Municipality in Spain

Somosierra is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain, located at 83 km north of Madrid, in the mountain pass with the same name, at an elevation of 1433 metres above sea level, being the northernmost town of Community of Madrid. The Battle of Somosierra was fought here in 1808 during the Napoleonic Wars, and the Battle of Guadarrama was fought nearby in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.

References