Skalka fortified monastery, ruin
Skalka nad Váhom « Trenčín « Trenčín region
(Trenčín
historic region)
Ruins of a monastery based in 1224. It was fortified by the imperal army in 1528. It was falling into decay after 1773. Reconstruction works started after 1989.
Historic names
1224 spelunca, gue wlgo Scala dicitur, 1563 Szkalka
Description
Ruins of a monastery based in 1224. It was fortified by the imperal army in 1528. It was falling into decay after 1773. Reconstruction works started after 1989.
Location N48.914332,E18.073758
At Veľká Skala location above the river Váh about 3km northeast from Trenčín, altitude 260 m.
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