Gelnica, castle (ruin)

Place: Gelnica, County: Gelnica, Region: Košice , Historic region: Spis

Other names

Gelnický hrad, Thurzov hrad; 1437 castrum Gylnich, Gelnicz, 1460 Gilnicza, 1468 castrum Gelnecz

Brief description

Ruins of a castle, which was built in 13th century, demolished after 1528. In the half of 16th century built again and extended, in 1685 destroyed by fire and only ruins remained from it.

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Potulky Slovenskom


Krajina hradov

Nearby castles

Richnava

Literature

Polla, Belo: Hrady a kaštiele na východnom Slovensku
Východoslovenské vydavateľstvo. Košice. 1980
Názvy hradov a zámkov v Slovenskej republike
Slovenský úrad geodézie a kartografie. Bratislava. 1990