Gormaz Castle
The castle of Gormaz (Spanish: Fortaleza de Gormaz or Castillo de Gormaz) is a large citadel located in Castile and León, Spain.
Location
The castle is located 13 kilometers south-east of El Burgo de Osma, at Gormaz, in the province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain. It is situated north of the Duero river, placed on a hill that rises 100 m above the river level.
Features
The castle is more than 390 metres long, has 28 towers (originally at least 31), a main gate with a monumental horseshoe arch with remains of painted red and white voussoirs, two posterns, one of which with a small horseshoe arch, three mihrabs corresponding to a "musalla" or open air collective oratory, use of "spoliae" of the Roman period, and the remains of a water pool near the monumental gate mentioned before. It was repaired in the 14th century, from which time date the remains of two gates on the southern side.
Wikipedia
Castle of Gormaz
Monument since June 3rd, 1931.
The citadel of Gormaz is the largest in all Europe. It is erected on a steep hilltop that, aside from giving it better protection, also helped to control the vast fields that surround it. It was built in the early years of the Reconquista over the ruins of an old Roman fort or Visigoth building. It was raided once and again by Muslims and Christians, which led to its restoration and enhancement. For instance, in 940, Abd-ar-Rahman III’s troops assassinated the Count of Gormaz and marched towards the castle where they set up camp without trying to attack it: it was unassailable.
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