Zniev, castle (ruin)

Place: Kláštor pod Znievom, County: Martin, Region: Žilina , Historic region: Turiec

Other names

Znievsky hrad, Turčiansky hrad; 1243 castrum Turuc, 1249 Turuch, 1251 castrum Turul, 1503 castrum Znio

Brief description

Ruins of a Gothic castle built in 13th century and abandoned in 18th century.

Pictures

18 picures

Situation

Its altitude 963 meters gives it the second place among the Slovak castles after Liptov castle (1001 meters).


Hrad Cachtice - sprievodca po zrúcanine hradu

Zniev in media

TIK predstavuje mestá a obce regiónu Turiec
Regionálne noviny, 12. April 2006

Nearby castles

Kremnica

Links to other sites

Literature

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