Čachtický hrad, castle (ruin)

Place: Čachtice, County: Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Region: Trenčín , Historic region: Nitra

Other names

1309 c. Chehte; Čachtice

Brief description

Ruins of a castle, which was founded in the 13th century and destroyed in 1708.

Pictures

16 picures

Situation

Above the valley of Jablonka in the northest part of the mountains Malé Karpaty. Altitude above sea level: 350 meters.


Kamenní strážcovia


Potulky Slovenskom


Krajina hradov

Access

From Čachtice: from the bus stop by .
From Višňové: from the railway station by to the castle.

Čachtický hrad in media

Jakubisko natočí film o Bátoryčke
Pravda, 10. August 2005
Kto zobudí krvavú grófku?
SME, 20. January 2005

Nearby castles

Bana, Beckov, Branč, Dobrá Voda, Tematín, Veselé

Literature

Názvy hradov a zámkov v Slovenskej republike
Slovenský úrad geodézie a kartografie. Bratislava. 1990