Slovakia · 13th century
Hodejov ranks #9,019 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #133 of the 135 mapped in Slovakia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Miskolc, 63 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
Hodejov (also Hodejov Castle) is a vanished castle in the administrative territory of the village of the same name in the district of Rimavská Sobota in the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. It stands on a tuff rise above the western edge of the village. The castle was founded in the thirteenth century. For most of its existence it served as a manorial seat. It ceased to exist in the second half of the sixteenth century after being taken by the Turks. A large part of the castle was completely destroyed as a result of quarrying. Part of the outer bailey has survived, damaged by stone extraction and other modern interventions. The remains of the castle are protected as a national cultural monument.
Machine-translated from “Hodejov (hrad)” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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