Slovakia · 13th century
Dračí hrádok (literally Dragon fort or Dragon castle in English) are the ruins of a castle located in the southernmost part of the Little Carpathians, less than 2 km southeast of Borinka in the Bratislava region, Slovakia.
The castle was built in the 13th century on a hill above the valley of the Stupava stream at an altitude of about 370 m above sea level.
Along with other castle ruins in the region, such as Biely Kameň and Pajštún Castle, Dračí hrádok is a hiking destination near the country's capital, Bratislava.
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Dračí hrádok ranks #7,472 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #99 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. 26 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bratislava, 11 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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