Šášov, castle (ruin)

Place: Šášovské Podhradie, County: Žiar nad Hronom, Region: Banská Bystrica , Historic region: Tekov

Other names

Šášovský hrad; 1253 castrum de Susol, 1327 Saasku, 1363 castrum Saaskw, 1443 Sassow; Hung. Saskö, Germ. Sachsenstein

Brief description

Ruins of a castle which was built in the 13th century and was destroyed in the 18th century.

Pictures

29 picures

Situation

The castle is situated on a rocky cliff formely called Orlí kameň (Eagle Stone) above the valley of the river Hron, altitude 320 meters above sea level.


Hrad Cachtice - sprievodca po zrúcanine hradu


Hrad Filakovo - sprievodca po zrúcanine hradu


DivÍn - svedkovia histórie

Access

By train to the station Šášovské Podhradie on the railway No. 150 Nové Zámky - Žiar nad Hronom - Zvolen
By the road No. 50 between Žiar nad Hronom and Hronská Dúbrava near crossing with road to Kremnica.
By to the castle.

Šášov in media

Nearby castles

Pustý hrad, Pustý hrad (Teplica), Revište, Zvolen, Žakýlsky hrad

Literature

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