Divín Castle Ruins

Divín, Slovakia

Ruins of the medieval Divín Castle can be seen above the village. The castle was built by the end of the 13th century and it played an important role as an anti-Turkish fort in the 16th century. Its ill-famed owner Imrich Balassa, robber knight seated here in the 17th century and undertook assaults in its environs. After his death, the Castle was conquered by the Imperial troops in 1683 and fell in decay. Only parts of some walls survive.

Fortified and likewise abandoned Renaissance manor house, Baroque church and the building of parsonage with the oldest sundial in region of Novohrad are in Divín. Interesting events are organized here in summer months.

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Hradná, Divín, Slovakia

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Founded: 13th century
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Slovakia

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Tomas (7 months ago)
Really cool looking ruin with a lot of history. Beautiful views and quite a good walk up the hill to get to it. It is being renovated a little bit so there is some construction equipment but it's still a nice place to stop by.

David Smith (8 months ago)
Impressive and pretty ruined castle. Worth a short visit.

P. Andras (8 months ago)
Free entry, great views and inspiring ruins. What else can you ask for really?

Donnie Darko (12 months ago)
Castle rubles. At the time of my visit they were renovating parts of the castle. Still it's nice view point with places to go inside and around the castle. A lot of falcons nested in the holes in the walls. One must be as usually in these kind of places careful and watchful for kids, but it's great and our kids enjoyed it a lot.

Paulina Alicja (2 years ago)
Nice historical place. It undergoes renovation at the moment but the staff was extremely nice and showed us around. Highly recommended. Beautiful views.

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