Považský castle castle, ruin

Považská Bystrica « Považská Bystrica « Trenčín region (Trenčín historic region)

Ruins of a castle built in 13th century, burnt down in 1623.

Historic names

Bystrický hrad, Bystrica; 1316 castrum Bestruche, 1383 castrum Bystriciensis, 1397 castrum Bistricz, 1458 castrum Bystricza

Ruins of a castle built in 13th century, burnt down in 1623.

Above Považské Podhradie, on a hill above the river Váh, altitude 420 meters

mapa

By railway No.120 Bratislava - Žilina, station Považská Bystrica. By bus to Považské Podhradie and by (8581) to the castle.

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Ground plans (1)

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