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Ghost towns in Spain

Spain has 182 ghost towns on Detourmap — ghost towns, abandoned settlements and industry left to rot. The best known is Amaya. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 1–150, on page 1 of 2.

Ghost towns
182
Of archaeological
182 of 916
Little known
181 of 182
Oldest
Marmellar 1023

Questions about this page

How many ghost towns are there in Spain?

182 on this map, out of 916 archaeological & historic sites in Spain. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.

What is the best known ghost town in Spain?

Amaya. Human settlement.

Which ghost towns in Spain are the least visited?

181 of the 182 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.

Where does this information come from?

Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.

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