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Castles of Eastern Slovakia

Castles of Eastern Slovakia. Kapušiansky castle. extends on a rock protuberance of hill Zámčisko built in 13th century on a place of an earlier Slavic hill-fort . i n 16th century the Castle was reconstructed and fortified because of the thread of Turkish invasions

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Castles of Eastern Slovakia

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  1. CastlesofEastern Slovakia

  2. Kapušiansky castle • extends on a rock protuberance of hill Zámčisko • built in 13th century on a place of an earlier Slavic hill-fort. • in 16th century the Castle was reconstructed and fortified because of the thread of Turkish invasions • castleburneddown in 1709

  3. Šariš castle • one of the biggest castle complexes in Slovakia, stretches over monticule of volcanic origin. • it is situated north-westwards of the town VeľkýŠariš • it was permanently settled from the Neolithic to the 4th century AD • built in the 13th century. • the first written mention about the castle dates back to 1245 • the castle was situated on Torysa trade road • castle burned down in 1678.

  4. Ľubovniansky castle • built in 14th century by Polishprince Boleslav • itissituatedofthetownStara Ľubovňa • reconstructedcastle on a limestone hill • in pastcastlewasusedas a militaryfortress • undercastleis skanzen

  5. Spiš castle • on a dolomite rock 200 m above the surrounding land • one of the most precious cultural monuments in the Spiš region • built in 12th century • its area of 41 426 m2 it is at the same time one of the largest castles in the Central Europe. • the rock the castle stands on was inhabited already 40 000 years ago • the Spiš castle has a wonderful location

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