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Holumnický hrad

Slovakia · 15th century

Holumnický hrad in Slovakia
Photo: Roman Zikmund · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Holumnický hrad (also the older Holumnica chateau) is a ruin on a rise in the village of Holumnica in the district of Kežmarok in the Prešov Region in Slovakia. It was probably built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries and was later altered several times. The structure is protected as a national cultural monument.

Machine-translated from “Holumnický hrad” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holumnický hrad ranks #8,560 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #112 of the 135 mapped in Slovakia. Founded c. 1500, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Poprad, 26 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Holumnický hrad?

Holumnický hrad stands in Slovakia, at 49.23305°, 20.52683°.

When was Holumnický hrad built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1500. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Holumnický hrad?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,560 of 9,035 worldwide, and #112 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 Holumnický hrad?

Kežmarok Castle, about 12 km away.

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