Castle
Hrad Šebeš
🇸🇰 Slovakia · 13th century
Hrad Šebeš (also Šebeš castle, castrum Sebes, Sebeswar, the small castle of Šebeš) is a 13th-century castle protected as a national cultural monument of the Slovak Republic, belonging to the cadastral territory of the village of Podhradík in the district of Prešov. It lies at an altitude of 529 metres, on a hillock above the village, whose name recalls the locality of the small castle of Podhradie (Waryala). The castle site is situated on an overgrown rocky spur, on whose crown the now barely distinct remains of Šebeš castle can be made out, in the Slanské vrchy mountains.
Machine-translated from “Šebeš (hrad)” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hrad Šebeš ranks #7,619 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #114 of the 140 mapped in Slovakia. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prešov, 9 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Hrad Šebeš?
Hrad Šebeš stands in Slovakia, at 49.00153°, 21.3562°.
When was Hrad Šebeš built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Hrad Šebeš?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,619 of 8,134 worldwide, and #114 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 Hrad Šebeš?
Zbojnícký Castle, about 3 km away.
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