Liptov castle, castle (ruin)

Place: Liptovská Sielnica, County: Liptovský Mikuláš, Region: Žilina , Historic region: Liptov

Other names

Starhrad, Veľký hrad, Liptov, Sielnický hrad; 1262 castrum magnum Naghwar, 1319 Liptouar

Brief description

Ruins of the highest castle in Slovakia built in the 13th century on the place of a Slavic strong-hold. Destroyed in the 15th century.

Pictures

10 picures

Situation

On the hill Sestrč in Chočské vrchy, altitude 1001 meters.

Hrad Cachtice - sprievodca po zrúcanine hradu

Hrad Filakovo - sprievodca po zrúcanine hradu

DivÍn - svedkovia histórie

Access

By bus from Ružomberok to Kalameny or Bukovina.
From Kalameny: From the bus stop by (8610) through the valley of Kalamenianka about 1 km to mineral spring. Yellow trail divides here. Right trail rises to pass Sedlo pod Kráľovou (733 m), where it meets red trail from Bukovina. Both trails goes to the castle. Second trail continues 1,5 km in main valley, then turns right to the pass Poľana and on a rocky ridge to the castle.
From Bukovina: From the village by (0864) through the fields, then turn left to the pass Sedlo pod Kráľovou and to the castle.
Further information: touristic map 111 Chočské vrchy - Vodná nádrž Liptovská Mara, Vojenský kartografický ústav, š.p., Harmanec