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    Považský hrad (other names: Hrad Bystrica, Bystrický hrad, Vágbeszterce vára, Waagburg, Bistrizza, Bestruche castrum) is a ruin of medieval castle on...
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    to the town on the opposite side of the river Váh lies the ruins of Považský hrad castle with two manor houses beneath, to which the town's history is...
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    Čachtice Castle (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃaxcit͡se]; Slovak: Čachtický hrad, Hungarian: Csejte vára) is a castle ruin in Slovakia next to the village...
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    Orava Castle (redirect from Oravský hrad)
    Orava Castle (Slovak: Oravský hrad, German: Arwaburg, Hungarian: Árva vára) is a castle situated on a high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský...
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  • ordered to destroy the castle in the 17th century, similarity with Považský hrad. It is part of Slovak national heritage Bytča castle is a castle in...
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    Devín Castle (redirect from Hrad Devín)
    Devín Castle (Slovak: hrad Devín [ˈɦrad ˈɟeʋiːn] or Devínsky hrad [ˈɟeʋiːnski ˈɦrat], Hungarian: Dévényi vár, German: Burg Theben) is a castle in Devín...
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    Bratislava Castle (Slovak: Bratislavský hrad, IPA: [ˈbracislawskiː ˈɦrat] ; German: Pressburger Burg; Hungarian: Pozsonyi vár) is the main castle of Bratislava...
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    Vodný Hrad is a smaller water castle in Štítnik, Slovakia. The ruins are located in a park, not far from a local church. Štítnik is about 14 km from Rožňava...
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    is a manor house on the east, lower from Burg and below the castle Považský hrad in Považská Bystrica municipality. Built was in 1676 probably by the...
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    Pustý hrad (Hungarian: Pusztavár) is a castle whose ruins are located on a forested hill in the southern part of Zvolen in central Slovakia. With an area...
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    The Trenčín Castle (Slovak: Trenčiansky hrad, Hungarian: trencséni vár) is a castle above the town of Trenčín in western Slovakia. History of the castle...
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    Parkan (castle) Považský hrad Pustý hrad Šariš Castle Smolenice Castle Strečno Castle Tematín Trenčín Castle Turňa Castle Vodný Hrad Zborov Castle Zemplín...
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  • palaces, citadels and manor houses. These Slovak words translate as follows: hrad, hrádok - castle zámok - correctly: château, commonly translated as castle...
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    Beckov Castle (Slovak: Beckovský hrad/Beckov; Hungarian: Beckói vár) is a castle in ruins located above the former town of Beckov in Nové Mesto nad Váhom...
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    Turňa Castle (Hungarian: Tornai vár, Slovak: Turniansky hrad) is a castle in Turňa nad Bodvou, Košice Region, Slovakia. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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  • Slovakia Burg Považská Bystrica, a manor-house underneath the castle Považský hrad Kalvaria Povazska Bystrica, a series of buildings depicting the journey...
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  • Thumbnail for Červený Kameň Castle
    Červený Kameň Castle (Slovak: Hrad Červený Kameň, Hungarian: Vöröskő vára, German: Bibersburg, earlier Rotenstein) is a 13th-century castle in southwestern...
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    Čabraď Castle (Slovak: Čabradský hrad, Hungarian: Csábrág) is a castle ruin in Slovakia near the village of Čabradský Vrbovok, in the southeast of Krupina...
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  • Thumbnail for Burg Považská Bystrica
    Burg is a manor-house underneath the castle Považský hrad, on the south. Order to build the manor was given by Simon Balassa. Building works on the manor...
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    14th century by the Royal Hungarian János Podmanitzky owner of castle Považský hrad. It was rebuilt in 1940 to satisfy the need for capacity, leaving only...
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    Zvolen Castle (Slovak: Zvolenský zámok or incorrectly Zvolenský hrad is a medieval castle located on a hill near the center of Zvolen, in central Slovakia...
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    Šariš Castle (Slovak: Šarišský hrad, Hungarian: Sáros vára) is a ruined Gothic and Renaissance era stone castle above the town of Veľký Šariš in Prešov...
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  • of Nitra, and Zagreb, advisor of King Vladislaus II and landlord of Považský hrad (Hungarian: Vágbeszterce vára) János Podmanitzky. The document officially...
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    Nitra Castle (redirect from Nitriansky hrad)
    Nitra Castle (Slovak: Nitriansky hrad, Hungarian: Nyitrai vár) is a castle located in the Old Town of Nitra, Slovakia. It dominants the city and is a national...
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  • Thumbnail for Krásna Hôrka Castle
    The Krásna Hôrka Castle (Slovak: Hrad Krásna Hôrka, Hungarian: Krasznahorka vára) is a castle in Slovakia, built on a hilltop overlooking the village of...
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    Pajštún Castle or Pajštún (Slovak: Pajštúnsky hrad, Hungarian: Pozsonyborostyánkő, German: Peilenstein) is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality...
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    The Strečno Castle (Slovak: Strečniansky hrad)(also called Strechun, Strechyn, Streczen, Streczan alebo Strežín) is a reconstructed ruin of a medieval...
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    Commons has media related to Tematín Castle. Tematín at castles.sk OZ Hrad Tematin OZ Hrad Tematin on FB 3D of Tematin castle 48°40′38″N 17°55′45″E / 48.67722°N...
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  • Zemplín Castle (Slovak: Zemplínsky hrad; Hungarian: Zempléni vár) was a former stronghold, administrative center, and later private residence near the...
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    Hungary. Beside that he also functioned as castellan of Beszterce (today Považský hrad in Slovakia). As honors to his dignity, Nagymartoni also possessed the...
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