Slovakia · 13th century
Čeklís Castle was a medieval fortification near Bernolákovo in the Bratislava region, Slovakia.
The castle was most likely built in the 13th century. It was destroyed and abandoned in the 16th century. Nowadays only a part of the perimeter wall, about 32 m long and situated on the edge of the ridge, has been preserved from the castle above ground level. A water tower was built on top of the castle remains in 1905. The tower was styled to fit the historical environment but is materially completely separate from the Čeklís Castle.
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Čeklís Castle ranks #8,226 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #106 of the 135 mapped in Slovakia. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 20 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bratislava, 14 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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