Skalka fortified monastery, ruin

Skalka nad Váhom « Trenčín « Trenčín region (Trenčín historic region)

Ruins of a monastery based in 1224. It was fortified by the imperal army in 1528. It was falling into decay after 1773. Reconstruction works started after 1989.

Historic names

1224 spelunca, gue wlgo Scala dicitur, 1563 Szkalka

Description

Ruins of a monastery based in 1224. It was fortified by the imperal army in 1528. It was falling into decay after 1773. Reconstruction works started after 1989.

Location N48.914332,E18.073758

At Veľká Skala location above the river Váh about 3km northeast from Trenčín, altitude 260 m.

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Nearby castles

Trenčín castle (2 km), Súča (4 km), Ilava castle (9 km), Vršatec (11 km), Košeca (11 km), Beckov (12 km), Lednica (15 km), Bánovský hrad (16 km), Tematín (18 km), Topoľčany castle (18 km), Uhrovec castle (18 km), Čachtický hrad (19 km)