Castle of Polán (Toledo)

South-east view of the castle

The castle of Polán was built around the 12th century, as it is mentioned in 1116 during a battle between the Christians of Toledo and the Muslims of the town of Oreja. Two towers are preserved, which is considered to be a huge fortress. The tallest is presumed to be the homage tower, in which a four-storey distribution can be seen inside, and above the last the start of a vault. In the jambs and lintels of some of its windows appear various engravings related to east symbolism and the Templar orders. It belonged to the poet Lope Ortiz de Zúñiga around the 15th century and it is known that in the 19th century, it was owned by the Marquis of Cerralbo. 

Polán

Town Hall

Polán is a municipality in the province of Toledo in the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, it is located in the Montes de Toledo region. Polán's toponym is related to populating or action of populating, reaching its current name through the Mozarabs, Christians who remained in Muslim territory after the encroachment of the Iberian Peninsula. In the centuries up to the 18th century, Polán became one of the most important towns in the area, with the forests of Ventosilla, Las Morras, Fuente del Caño and Zuarraz, together with its orchards of fruit trees, vegetables and barley, its vineyards and olive groves.