Alta, Norway
4200-500 BC
Forfar, United Kingdom
9th century AD
Tanum, Sweden
1800-500 BC
Santillana del Mar, Spain
36,000 BCE
Aberlemno, United Kingdom
500-800 AD
Forres, United Kingdom
600-1000 AD
Austre Åmøy, Norway
1000 BC - 0 AD
Niaux, France
11500 BC
Ribadesella, Spain
33000-10000 BCE
Forres, United Kingdom
500-800 AD
Custonaci, Italy
18,000 BCE
Villar de la Yegua, Spain
18000 BCE
Matera, Italy
8th century AD
Norrköping, Sweden
1900 BC
Lossiemouth, United Kingdom
6th century AD
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
10000 - 8000 BCE
Suomussalmi, Finland
3000-100 B.C
Botkyrka, Sweden
1800-500 BC
Lysekil, Sweden
1000 - 500 BC
Forfar, United Kingdom
500-800 AD
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.