The ruins of Spiš Castle (Slovak: Spišský hrad, pronunciation; Hungarian: Szepesi vár; Polish: Zamek Spiski; German: Zipser Burg) in eastern Slovakia...
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of yers spiš. Spiš probably means "a cut forest". The theory is supported also by the fact that almost all early Latin documents mention Spiš as silva...
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The ruins of Spiš Castle is one of the largest castle sites in Central Europe. The castle is situated above the town of Spišské Podhradie and the village...
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Spišská Kapitula (category Spiš)
"Spiš Chapter house") is an exceptionally well-preserved ecclesiastical town on the outskirts of Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia, and overlooking Spiš Castle...
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Spišské Podhradie (category Spiš)
town in Spiš in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Its population is 3,775. Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. It had a...
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Pias, Peru Spiš, a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern Poland Spiš Castle, one of the largest castle sites in Central...
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many castles located throughout the country. Among the tourists, some of the most popular are Bojnice Castle, Spiš Castle, Stará Ľubovňa Castle, Krásna...
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Gerulata), Slovakia hosts several Romanesque and Gothic castles and churches, most notably Spiš Castle, which were built at the time of the Kingdom of Hungary...
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Szepes County (redirect from Spiš county)
Slovakia (and Poland). The original seat of government of Szepes county was Spiš Castle (Hungarian: Szepesi vár), which was constructed in the 12th century....
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Tourism in Slovakia (section Castles)
Bratislava Castle Trenčín Castle Spiš Castle Orava Castle Slovakia contains many castles, most of which are in ruins. The best known castles include Bojnice...
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The Mongol invasion in the 13th century led to construction of mighty stone castles, such as Spiš Castle in Slovakia....
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The Lion in Winter (2003 film) (category Films set in castles)
United States on Showtime on May 26, 2004. It was filmed on location at Spiš Castle in eastern Slovakia, interiors were filmed in Budapest, Hungary. Andrew...
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Spišská Nová Ves (category Spiš)
District. Tourist attractions nearby include the medieval town of Levoča, Spiš Castle and the Slovak Paradise National Park. A biennial music festival, Divertimento...
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Zipser Germans (category Spiš)
house, 2014 (in Romanian) Frozen Spis (Spiš), Slovakia, a short YouTube panoramic video clip showcasing the region of Spiš (German: Zips) from north-eastern...
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as castle pevnosť - fortress, citadel kaštieľ - mansion or manor house List of castles in Europe List of castles List of Slovak castles at castles.sk...
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Bardejov Banská Štiavnica Spiš Castle Beech forests Levoča Vlkolínec Bratislava - Rusovce - Gerulata Iža - Celemantia The United Nations Educational,...
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and Slovak word for castle and is commonly used as a part of castle name, e.g. Pražský hrad (Prague Castle), Spišský hrad (Spiš Castle), or Bratislavský...
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Beginning, which she produced. Filming took place in Tunisia and at Spiš Castle in eastern Slovakia in 2005. Valerio Massimo Manfredi helped adapt his...
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to support the superiority of stone castles while it is often disregarded that the attackers almost took the castle and that fighting was held on its walls...
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medieval Western civilization on one picture: the gothic St. Martin's cathedral in Spišské Podhradie (Slovakia) and the Spiš Castle behind the cathedral...
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cardinal. Imre Csáky was born to Count István Csáky and Klára Melith in Spiš Castle (nowadays in Slovakia), a fief of his family. He studied in Košice, Vienna...
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and Maximilian's grandson, Ferdinand. John was born in Szepes Castle (now Spiš Castle in Slovakia), which was an important center of the Zápolyas' domains...
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Elizabeth in Košice, Tomášovský View, Interior of gothic church in Štítnik, Spiš Castle, Domica Cave, Rožňava, Slovak Karst National Park Flag Coat of arms Košice...
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unions were the Community of Saxons of Spiš (German: Zips) (later reduced and known as the province of twenty-four Spiš towns), the Lower Hungarian Mining...
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Basilica of St. James, Levoča (category Spiš)
century. The church was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Levoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monuments in 2009. It is also a Slovak National...
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Žehra (category Spiš)
in 1993 was listed as a World Heritage Site together with the nearby Spiš Castle, Spišská Kapitula, the National nature reserve of Dreveník (a travertine...
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Levoča (category Spiš)
(1). Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava SAV: 10. Jan Lácika, Spiš, 1999, p. 57 Jan Lácika, Spiš, 1999, p. 60 "Encyclopaedia of Jewish communities, Slovakia"...
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a WHS) 45 | Museum of Spiš Territory in Spišská Nová Ves 35 | Lysá Poľana (SK) 36 ╪ Łysa Polana (PL) 37 | Levoča, Spiš Castle and the Associated Cultural...
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back, the Polish king returned the 16 Spiš towns given to him by Sigismund as collateral. For centuries the castle was a border-post with Hungary. At the...
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The Wawel Royal Castle (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvavɛl] ; Zamek Królewski na Wawelu) and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically...
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