Lietava, castle (ruin)

Place: Lietava, County: Žilina, Region: Žilina , Historic region: Trencin

Other names

Lietavský hrad; 1316 Lytwa, 1318 castrum Litwa

Brief description

Ruins of a castle from 13th century many times rebuilt in 15th and 16th century. Falled into ruins in 18th century.

Pictures

69 picures

Situation

On the hill Cibuľník in the mountains Súľovské vrchy, altitude 633 meters.

Kamenní strážcovia

Potulky Slovenskom

Krajina hradov

Access

From Žilina by bus to Lietava or Lietavská Svinná.
From Lietava: From bus stop Lietava, majer (395 meters) by (2749) up the hill to the mountain Cibuľník. From crossroad to the top to the castle.
From Lietavská Svinná: From bus stop in the center of the village (420 meters) by (5657) steeply up the hill to the mountain Cibuľník. By to the castle.

Lietava in media

Nearby castles

Budatínsky zámok, Hričov, Rajec, Strečno, Súľov, Žilina

Links to other sites

Literature

Menclová, Dobroslava: Hrad Lietava Združenie na záchranu Lietavského hradu a ASA - Slovenská hradovedná spoločnosť. . december 2004 Buy

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