Countries<Spain<Comunidad Valenciana<Domeño< Castillo de Domeño

Castillo de Domeño(Domeño)

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Description

It stands on a small hill next to the site of the old town, abandoned in the 60s of the twentieth century by the construction of the Loriguilla reservoir.

The origin of the castle is Muslim, and controlled the passage from Valencia to the towns of the Serrania. It must have been abandoned after the Reconquest, although it was restored in 1839 during the First Carlist War by the Isabelline General Aspiroz. It is currently in a state of progressive ruin, although it preserves in relatively good condition its walled enclosure reinforced with towers. The foundations of its keep can also be seen, as well as various auxiliary constructions.

The origin of Domeño is probably prior to the Muslim period, since during the reign of the Visigoth king Wamba it is mentioned in a document. The origin of the castle is Muslim, and from its strategic location at the confluence of the rivers Túria and Xelva it controlled the passage from Valencia to the towns of the Serranía. The castle must have been abandoned after the Reconquest, although it was restored in 1839 during the First Carlist War by the Isabelline General Aspiroz.

The Castle of Domeño crowns a small hill next to the place that occupied the old town of Domeño (abandoned in the 60s of the twentieth century by the construction of the reservoir of Loriguilla), in the municipality of Domeño, in the region of Los Serranos in the province of Valencia. The road to Ademuz runs at its feet, being perfectly visible from it.

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