The Castle of Rajadell ( Español: Castillo de Rajadell) is a medieval castle in

Rajadell Rajadell is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationalit ...

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. Built in the 10th century, the castle was used during a number of conflicts in the history of Spain. The castle is listed as a Spanish heritage and cultural site.

Description

The gothic castle was built in the medieval

Kingdom of Aragon The Kingdom of Aragon ( an, Reino d'Aragón, ca, Regne d'Aragó, la, Regnum Aragoniae, es, Reino de Aragón) was a medieval and early modern kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, ...

. The castle is first mentioned in 961 A.D, though some sources describe it as a being first mentioned in 1063.Ginesta, Salvador (1987). ''La Comarca del Bages''. Publicacions l'Abadia de Montserrat. p. 197. . The castle was initially built by the noble Rajadell family during the early centuries of the Reconquista. The castle remained in the hands of the Rajadells for centuries, and was badly damaged when the family joined an unsuccessful revolt against

John II of Aragon John II (Spanish: ''Juan II'', Catalan: ''Joan II'', Aragonese: ''Chuan II'' and eu, Joanes II; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (''el Gran'') or the Faithless (''el Sense Fe''), was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death i ...

, before being sold in the 16th century. After the 16th century, the castle was intermittently owned by a number of noble families; by the 19th century it was still in private hands. During the Spanish Civil War, the castle was occupied and used as a base by Catalonian revolutionaries. The Spanish government declared it a heritage site in 1988.

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