Castle
Bytča Castle
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Bytča Castle (Slovak: Kaštieľ v Bytči, Hungarian: nagybiccsei várkastély) also known as Bytča Manor, is a Renaissance building (manor house, sometimes referred to as a castle) in the center of the district town of Bytča in the Žilina Region, Slovakia.
The manor house complex, consisting of its own Renaissance palace and the Wedding Palace, as well as farm and residential buildings, is one of the most significant and architecturally impressive feudal residences in Slovakia. Bytča Castle is also considered to be one of the most important Renaissance monuments not only in Slovakia, but also in Central Europe. It has been listed as a national cultural monument since 1970.
Text adapted from “Bytča Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bytča Castle ranks #3,081 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 136 mapped in Slovakia. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Žilina, 13 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Bytča Castle?
Bytča Castle stands in Slovakia, at 49.22°, 18.55917°.
How famous is Bytča Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,081 of 7,738 worldwide, and #35 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 Bytča Castle?
Hričov Castle, about 4 km away.
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