Ystad, Sweden
500-1000 AD
Gamla Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
400-500 AD
Tanum, Sweden
1800-500 BC
Trelleborg, Sweden
10th century
Degerhamn, Öland, Sweden
400 AD
Västerås, Sweden
1500 BC - 1000 AD
Kivik, Sweden
c. 1000 BC
Innerstaden, Sweden
Medieval or earlier
Färjestaden, Öland, Sweden
500 AD
Viksjö, Sweden
500 AD
Varberg, Sweden
1500 - 500 BC
Broddetorp, Sweden
3000 BC - 500 AD
Adelsö, Sweden
ca. 750 AD
Tjörnarp, Sweden
550-900 AD
Ekerö, Sweden
ca. 100-1520 AD
Tanum, Sweden
1 - 400 AD
Norrköping, Sweden
1900 BC
Falkenberg, Sweden
1700-500 BC
Gnisvärd, Sweden
1700-500 BC
Gotland, Sweden
1100-500 BC
Trenčín Castle is relatively large renovated castle, towering on a steep limestone cliff directly above the city of Trenčín. It is a dominant feature not only of Trenčín, but also of the entire Považie region. The castle is a national monument.
History of the castle cliff dates back to the Roman Empire, what is proved by the inscription on the castle cliff proclaiming the victory of Roman legion against Germans in the year 179.
Today’s castle was probably built on the hill-fort. The first proven building on the hill was the Great Moravian rotunda from the 9th century and later there was a stone residential tower, which served to protect the Kingdom of Hungary and the western border. In the late 13th century the castle became a property of Palatine Matúš Csák, who became Mr. of Váh and Tatras.
Matúš Csák of Trenčín built a tower, still known as Matthew’s, which is a dominant determinant of the whole building.