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Middle East
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In the Kingdom of Jerusalem, now in Israel and Southern Lebanon:
- Al-Aqsa Mosque on Temple Mount, Jerusalem, 1119–1187
- Template:Ill, built around 1110 by Hugues de Payens
- Template:Ill (Khirbet el-Burj) near Tantura, 12th century to 1291 with interruption in the late 1180s
- Template:Ill, 1149–1187
- Template:Ill, 1150–1179
- La Fève, now Merhavia, 1160s to 1187
- Template:Ill, 1166–1187
- Castle of Maldoim or Adumim (Rouge Cisterne, Arabic Qal'at ad-Damm) near Khan al-Ahmar, built ca. 1170
- Burgata inland from Netanya, until 1189
- Tel Yokneam (Caymont or Cain Mons) southeast of Haifa, ca. 1262–1265
- Yalo (Castrum Arnaldi) southeast of Ramla, 1179–1187
- A fortress in nearby Latrun, 12th century
- Safed, 1168–1188 and 1240–1266
- Template:Ill near Safed, 1178–1179
- Template:Ill, east of Jerusalem
- Tell es-Safi (Blanchegarde)
- Properties in Acre, Israel, including the still-extant Templar Tunnel[2][3]
- Château Pèlerin (fr. "Pilgrim Castle"), also known as Atlit Castle, 1218–1291[4]
- Sidon, 1260–1268
- Beaufort Castle, Lebanon, 1260–1268
- Jordan River Project, Israel, 1955 –
- Jordan River Project, Jordan, 1955 –
In the County of Tripoli, now in Northern Lebanon and coastal Syria:
- Chastel Blanc, 1117–1271[4]
- Tartus (Tortosa) and its fortress, Templars headquarters 1152–1188 and fortress held until 1291, including the Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa[2][4]
- Areimeh Castle, from the early 1150s to 1187 with interruption 1171–1177
- Arwad island (Ruad), occupied in 1300–1302[5]
In the Principality of Antioch, now in Turkey:
- Roche-Guillaume, 12th century–1203 and 1237–1298
- Trapessac, in the 12th century until 1188
- Bagras (Gaston), 1153–1189 and 1216–1268
- Roche de Roissel, from the 12th century to 1268
The Templars also held commandries in Ascalon, Jaffa, Tyre, Laodicea, Rhosus, Alexandretta, and Ayas.
Cyprus
- The Templars briefly owned the entire island of Cyprus in 1191–1192, preceding the establishment of the Kingdom of Cyprus
- Gastria Castle, 1210–1279[6]
- Kolossi Castle, 1306–1313[3]
- Fortresses in Germasogeia and Khirokitia
Also commandries in Nicosia, Famagusta, Limassol, Paphos, and Psimolofou, including the Twin Church of the Templars and Hospitallers in Famagusta[3]
France
- Templar fortress of Paris, now destroyed.
- Commandry of Coulommiers, France[7]
- Commandry of Avalleur, in Bar-sur-Seine[8]
- Commandry of Saint-Blaise, Hyères[9]
- La Rochelle, Charente Maritime, France[2]
- Chapelle des Templiers de Metz - 12th-century Gothic chapel with octagonal plan and various paintings.[10]
- Commandry of Libdeau, Toul - 12th-century Gothic chapel with rectangular plan and traces of paintings.[11][12]
- Commandry of Template:Ill, Châteaudun - 12th-century Gothic chapel.
- Commandry of Sergeac[13]
- Commandry of Dognon, Blanzac-Porcheresse - 12th-century chapel with rectangular plan and various paintings.
- Commandry of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon[14]
- Commandry of Richerenches[15]
- La Couvertoirade, Aveyron - A castle, commandry and fortifications[3]
- Commandry of Celles[16]
- Commandry of Arville, now restored with a museum of Templar history.[16]
Portugal
- Castle of Almourol[2]
- Castelo Branco[2]
- Castle of Idanha[2]
- Castle of Monsanto[2]
- Castle of Penha Garcia[2]
- Castle of Pombal[3]
- Castle of Soure - received and reconstructed in March 1128, was the first castle of the Knights Templar.[17]
- Old town of Tomar, including the Castle, the Convent of the Order of Christ and the Church of Santa Maria do Olival[2][3]
Spain
Crown of Castile and Leon
- Castle of Montalbán in San Martín de Montalbán, province of Toledo[18]
- Castle of Villalba in Cebolla, Province of Toledo[18]
- Castle of San Servando, in Toledo
- The Templar House, Toledo
- Iglesia Veracruz in Segovia[19]
- Castillo de los Templarios in Ponferrada[3]
- Castle of Alcañices, in Zamora[20]
Crown of Aragon
- Peniscola Castle[3]
- Castle of Castellote[21]
- Castle of Miravet[22]
- Castle of Barbens[23]
- Castle of Gardeny, in Lérida[24]
- Commandry of Palau, in Palau-solità i Plegamans[25]
- Castle of Xivert in Valencia[3]
- Castle of Cintruénigo: the birth of a 12th-century gilda around the encomienda of Novillas, in the Valley of the middle Ebro, delimited by Queiles and Huecha, as a point of connection between the three kingdoms of Pamplona-Navarra, Aragon and Castile.[26]
United Kingdom
Sorted by county
England
- Bisham Abbey Berkshire
- Temple Church, Bristol, Bristol[3]
- Denny Abbey, Cambridgeshire[27]
- Temple Church, Temple, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
- St Michael's Mount, Cornwall[28]
- Temple Sowerby, Cumbria[2]
- Cressing Temple, Essex[2]
- Little Maplestead, Essex[28]
- Garway Church, Herefordshire[3][17]
- St Mary The Virgin church, Welsh Newton, Herefordshire
- Church of St Mary the Virgin in Baldock, Hertfordshire[2]
- Temple Dinsley, Hertfordshire[28]
- The Manor of Temple Ewell, Kent[2]
- Rothley Temple (Rothley Preceptory), Rothley, Leicestershire[2]
- Eagle Hall Lincolnshire
- South Witham Lincolnshire
- Temple Bruer, Lincolnshire[3][28]
- The Temple including Temple Church, London[2]
- Temple Mills, Stratford, London[28]
- Temple Cowton, North Yorkshire[28]
- Westerdale Preceptory, North Yorkshire[28]
- Temple Cowley, Oxfordshire[2]
- Templars Square, Oxfordshire
- Cameley and Temple Cloud, Somerset[29]
- Templecombe, Somerset[3]
- Keele, Staffordshire[30]
- Temple Balsall, Warwickshire[2]
- Temple End, Harbury, Warwickshire
- Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Sompting. West Sussex
- St Mary's Church, Shipley, West Sussex[2][3]
- Temple Newsam, West Yorkshire[28]
- Temple Farm, Rockley, Wiltshire[2]
Scotland
- Temple, Midlothian[3]
- Castle Rainy and Templars' House, Turriff, Aberdeenshire[31]
- Darvel, East Ayrshire[32][33]
Wales
- Llanmadoc Church Gower – gift from the Duchess of Warwick
Ireland
- Templetown, County Wexford[34]
- Clontarf Castle (Templar Preceptory), County Dublin[34]
- Baldongan Church (in-ruins), Skerries, County Dublin[35]
- Temple House, Ballymote, County Sligo[36]
- Templevalley Church, Mogealy, County Cork, built in 1302[37]
Germany
- Kommende Altmühlmünster (1155–1312)[38]
- Kommende Augsburg (–1312)[38]
- Kommende Bamberg (–1311/12)[38]
- Kommende Braunschweig (1189–1321)[39]
- Kommende Breisig[40]
- Kommende Bollstedt[41]
- Kommende Emmerstedt near Helmstedt[42]
- Kommende Halberstadt[43]
- Kommende Hönningen[43]
- Kommende Hof Iben near Fürfeld[41]
- Kommende Kirchheim an der Weinstraße[44]
- Kommende Lietzen[45]
- Kommende Magdeburg (1262–)[46]
- Kommende Mainz[46]
- Kommende Moritzbrunn (1251–1315)[38]
- Kommende Mücheln near Wettin, Saalekreis[46]
- Kommende Mühlen[46]
- Kommende Nordhausen[41]
- Kommende Oschersleben[47]
- Kommende Roth an der Our[48]
- Kommende Süpplingenburg (1245–1312)[49]
- Kommende Tempelachim near Hornburg, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel[50]
- Kommende Tempelhof (today part of Berlin)[51]
- Kommende Topfstedt[47]
- Kommende Trier (1228–1312)[50]
- Kommende Utterode near Sollstedt, Landkreis Nordhausen
- Kommende Wichmannsdorf near Haldensleben, Landkreis Börde[52]
Croatia
- Cesargrad (Kayersperg)
- Stari grad Ljubač- Castrum Liube (Ljubljana)
- Brckovljani,[17][53]
- Fortress of Klis,[54]
- Glogovnica
- Gora, Croatia
- Gornji Slatinik
- Hrvatska Dubica,[54]
- Lovčić
- Miholjanec, Zdelja village
- Našice,[54]
- Nova Ves,[54]
- Rassecha – Nova Rača
- Senj,[54]
- Vižinada
- Vrana Fortress,[24]
Italy
See a detailed list at Template:Ill
- Castello della Magione, Poggibonsi
- San Pietro alla Magione, Siena
- Valvisciolo Abbey, Sermoneta
- Abbey of St. Michael in Montescaglioso
- Templars' Tower at San Felice Circeo (from 1240 to 1259)
Other countries
- Haneffe, Belgium[55]
- Villers-le-Temple, Belgium[56]
- Template:Ill, Czech Republic[17]
- Chwarszczany, Poland[3]
- Grad na Goričkem, Slovenija
See also
References
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