Castle
Branč
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Branč is a vanished castle in the cadastral territory of the village of Branč in the district of Nitra in Slovakia. The only written mention of it dates from 1241. The small tower castle was occupied from the 12th to the 15th century and was fortified with ramparts and ditches. Its remains are discernible in the form of a slight rise in the terrain in the fields north-west of the village, at the place called Árkuš.
Machine-translated from “Branč (hrádek)” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Branč ranks #8,095 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #135 of the 140 mapped in Slovakia. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nitra, 11 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Branč?
Branč stands in Slovakia, at 48.22142°, 18.12249°.
How famous is Branč?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,095 of 8,134 worldwide, and #135 in Slovakia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Branč?
Nitra Castle, about 11 km away.
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