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.
in 16th century the Castle was reconstructed and fortified because of the thread of Turkish invasions
castle burned down in 1709
Šariš castle
one of the biggest castle complexes in Slovakia, stretches over monticule of volcanic origin.
it is situated north-westwards of the town Veľký Šariš
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.
Ľubovniansky castle
built in 14th century by Polish prince Boleslav
it is situated of the town Stara Ľubovňa
reconstructed castle on a limestone hill
in past castle was used as a military fortress
under castle is skanzen
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
Tomáš KupecPavol KollarčíkII.C
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