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Castle of Abizanda

Abizanda, Sobrarbe, Huesca

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Castle of Abizanda

Monument · Abizanda, Sobrarbe, Huesca

Castle and tower of Abizanda, a fortress whose origin dates back to the 10th century (destroyed in 1006 by Muslim troops) and which was rebuilt in the first half of the 11th century, as part of the defensive line that Sancho III the Great built in 1023 facing the Muslim territories; it watched over the Cinca valley and the Isábena basin. In 1413 it withstood the siege of the governor of Aragon, after its lord, the Count of Urgell Jaime II, rose up in arms following his failure to be elected successor at the Compromise of Caspe. The tower, 24 metres high and attributed to Lombard master builders, retains a perimeter hoarding on its fifth floor and an entrance set 7 metres above the ground. Restored between 1987 and 1990, it today houses part of the Museo de las Creencias y la Religiosidad Popular del Pirineo Central.

Photo: Juan R. Lascorz (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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