Montuenga Castle in the

province of Soria Soria is a Province (Spain), province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Castile and León. Most of the province is in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area. Demogr ...

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forms part of the defensive line of the

Jalón River Xaló (; es, Jalón ), is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Marina Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain. Geography The town of Jalón is located in the Jalón Valley. The Jalón or Gorgos river crosses the town, which has a length of . ...

set in a natural passage between the central plateau of Spain and the strategic basin of the

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. The castle is perched on a high hill, steep and long, from which it dominates the village of

Montuenga de Soria Montuenga de Soria is a village under the local government of the municipality of Arcos de Jalón, Soria, Spain, 105 kilometers from Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inh ...

. The remains of the building, two polygonal towers at each end, are joined by walls. Montuenga de Soria is located in the province of Soria, 105 kilometers from Madrid. The village is part of the municipality of Arcos de Jalon with the town about 5km away. The castle overlooks and so controlled access between Castile and

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...

. The area was subject to disputes, notable during the Castilian Civil War.Castillos de Soria
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Castles in Castile and León Buildings and structures in the Province of Soria {{Spain-castle-stub