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Montjuïc Castle

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  • 005 Castell de Montjuïc (Barcelona), baluard de Sant Carles, des del pont sobre el fossat.jpg

    Photo by Enric via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • 006 Castell de Montjuïc (Barcelona), pont sobre el fossat.jpg

    Photo by Enric via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • 007 Castell de Montjuïc (Barcelona), torre de guaita i portal d'entrada.jpg

    Photo by Enric via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • 008 Castell de Montjuïc (Barcelona), portal d'entrada.jpg

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  • 010 Castell de Montjuïc (Barcelona), baluard de Santa Amàlia, des del pont sobre el fossat.jpg

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  • 011 Castell de Montjuïc (Barcelona), portal d'entrada, escut de Carles III.jpg

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  • 012 Castell de Montjuïc (Barcelona), túnel d'entrada.jpg

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  • 013 Castell de Montjuïc (Barcelona), túnel d'entrada.jpg

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1641

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1641

Region

Montjuïc

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Montjuïc trial
    Montjuïc trial
    ?

    The Montjuïc trial was a trial of anarchist suspects in the military Montjuïc Castle following the 1896 attack on the Barcelonean Corpus Christi procession.

  • Pierre Laval
    Pierre Laval
    1883–1945 · politician

    Pierre Jean Marie Laval (French: [pjɛʁ laval]; 28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician.

  • Tomàs Ascheri Fossatti
    1869–1897 · terrorist

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Montjuïc Castle. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/montjuic-castle
Chicago
"Montjuïc Castle." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/montjuic-castle.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-montjuic-castle,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Montjuïc Castle},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/montjuic-castle},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}