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Castle of Gimenells

Gimenells i el Pla de la Font, Segrià, Lleida

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Castle of Gimenells

Monument · Gimenells i el Pla de la Font, Segrià, Lleida

The castle of Gimenells is a monument in the municipality of Gimenells i el Pla de la Font (Segrià), declared bien cultural de interés nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection). Its ruins stand on an elongated hill, about 3 kilometres north of the village of Gimenells, formed by three structures: to the north a quadrangular tower with a battered base of large ashlars; to the south a rectangular structure of rustic appearance, possibly a cistern of Islamic origin later reused by a farmhouse; and, at the top, a third structure that appears to have been a 14th-century cellar or storehouse. It is mentioned as early as 1212, when Peter II of Aragon granted lands of his territory to the Order of the Temple; in the 14th century it passed to the Desvalls family, future marquises of Alfarràs, and was left depopulated after the War of the Reapers.

Photo: Manuel Portero (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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