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Templar Castle
Templar Castle
The city is noted for the Castillo de los Templarios, a Templar castle which covers approximately 16,000 square meters.
In 1178, Fernando II of León donated the city to the Templar order for protecting the pilgrims on the Way of St.
James who passed through El Bierzo in their road to Santiago de Compostela.
The Castle hosted the Knights Templar's Great Master of Castille.
However, the Templars were only able to enjoy the use of their fortress for about twenty years before the order was disbanded and its properties confiscated in 1311.
Several noble houses fought over the assets until Alfonso XI alloted them to the Count of Lemos in 1340.
Finally the Catholic Monarchs incorporated Ponferrada and its castle into the Crown in 1486.
As with many other historical sites in Europe, many of the blocks that at one point formed the walls of the castle were removed and used in local construction projects.
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