Zniev castle, ruin

Kláštor pod Znievom « Martin « Žilina region (Turiec historic region)

Ruins of a Gothic castle built in 13th century and abandoned in 18th century.

Historic names

Znievsky hrad, Turčiansky hrad; 1243 castrum Turuc, 1249 Turuch, 1251 castrum Turul, 1503 castrum Znio

Description

Ruins of a Gothic castle built in 13th century and abandoned in 18th century.

Location N48.968403,E18.772799

Its altitude 963 meters gives it the second place among the Slovak castles after Liptov castle (1001 meters).

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Nearby castles

Blatnica (8 km), Domanižský hrad (11 km), Rajec (12 km), Sklabiňa (13 km), Lietava (14 km), Strečno (15 km), Sučany castle (15 km), Starý hrad (15 km), Bojnický zámok (16 km), Súľov (17 km), Žilina (18 km), Hričov (18 km), Budatínsky zámok (19 km), Považský castle (19 km), Kremnica (19 km)