Ľupča castle, castle (preserved)

Place: Slovenská Ľupča, County: Banská Bystrica, Region: Banská Bystrica , Historic region: Zvolen

Other names

Ľupčiansky zámok, Slovenská Ľupča; 1306 castrum de Lypche

Brief description

A castle from the 13th century which was built by the king Belo IV. It was rebuilt in the 15th - 16th century.

Pictures

8 picures

Situation

Above Slovenska Lupca, about 10 km east from Banska Bystrica. Altitude 420 meters


Kamenní strážcovia


Potulky Slovenskom


Krajina hradov

Access

To Slovenska Lupca goes train or bus from Banska Bystrica or by road No. 66.
Further information: touristic map 100 Okolie Banskej Bystrice - Donovaly, Vojenský kartografický ústav, š.p., Harmanec

Ľupča castle in media

Ľupčiansky hrad opeknie
Regionálne noviny, 3. October 2006

Nearby castles

Banská Bystrica, Dolná Mičiná, Dúbravica, Hronsek

Literature

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