Šarišský hrad, castle (ruin)

Place: Veľký Šariš, County: Prešov, Region: Prešov , Historic region: Saris

Other names

Šariš, 1245 castrum Sarus, 1312 castrum de Saarus, arx Saros

Brief description

Ruins of a Gothic castle built in 13th century and rebuilt in 15th and 16th century. Destroyed by fire in 1687.

Pictures

5 picures

Situation

The castle is located on a hill northwest from the town Veľký Šariš, altitude 570 meters.


Kamenní strážcovia


Potulky Slovenskom


Krajina hradov

Šarišský hrad in media

Šarišský hrad ožil hrami
SME, 17. September 2007

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