Carmona, Spain
13th century
Cartagena, Spain
1777
Córdoba, Spain
1406-1408
Peñafiel, Spain
10th century
Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain
15th century
Alcalá de los Gazules, Spain
12th century
Monterrei, Spain
12th century
Soutomaior, Spain
12th century
Valencia de Don Juan, Spain
15th century
Miranda del Castañar, Spain
13th century
Zuheros, Spain
11th century
Monturque, Spain
8th century AD
Lorca, Spain
9th century AD
Trevejo, Spain
12th century
Turégano, Spain
15th century
Baños de la Encina, Spain
967 AD
Coria, Spain
1473-1478
Guadix, Spain
11th century
Aldea del Obispo, Spain
1663
Nijar, Spain
1771
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.