The Barxell Castle, located in the municipality of
Alcoy,
Alicante
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, Spain, is a 13th-century medieval building which stands on a rocky mound in the middle of a pine forest. It is next to the CV-795 road, between Alcoy and
Banyeres de Mariola. It is located in the rural place of Barxell at 800 metres altitude. It is very close to the "Solanetes" which had a small population in the
Muslim
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era.
The Barxell Castle is located in the rural place of Barxell, in the
Valley of Polop, a natural enclave of great scenic value between two natural parks, the
Font Roja and
Serra Mariola.
Bibliography
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*PAREDES VAÑÓ, Enric (2006), "El castell de Barxell" en Història d'Alcoi, Alcoi: Ajuntament d'Alcoi, Editorial Marfil, S.A., Centre Alcoià d'estudis Històrics i Arqueològics (p. 133)
*PAREDES VAÑÓ, Enric (2011), "Aproximación a la arquitectura de las fortificaciones en las montañas del valle central del Serpis. Las Torres". Actas del Séptimo Congreso Nacional de Historia de la Construcción. Instituto Juan de Herrera - Madrid - 2011. , 2 vols., 146 comunicaciones, 1507 pp.
See also
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Font Roja Natural Park
The Font Roja Natural Park ( ca-valencia, Parc Natural del Carrascar de la Font Roja, es, Parque Natural del Carrascal de la Fuente Roja) is a natural park situated in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.
The Font Roja natural ...
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Serra Mariola Natural Park
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Route of the Castles of Vinalopó
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Castle of Banyeres
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Cocentaina Castle
References
External links
File at the Valencial Library of Heritage
{{commonscat, Castell de Barxell
Castles in the Valencian Community
Buildings and structures in Alcoy
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Alicante