Hodejov

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.

Hodejov ranks #8,112 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #137 of the 140 mapped in Slovakia. 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.

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