Castle
Hrádok
🇸🇰 Slovakia · 13th century
Hrádok (also Čierna Lehota) is a vanished castle in the administrative territory of the village of Čierna Lehota in the district of Bánovce nad Bebravou in the Trenčín Region in Slovakia. It stands on the isolated rise of Hrádok, about 1.5 kilometres north of the village. According to archaeological finds the castle was occupied in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Terrain relics and small remains of masonry have survived from it. The remains of the castle are protected as a national cultural monument.
Machine-translated from “Hrádok (hrad)” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hrádok ranks #8,102 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #136 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. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Trenčín, 21 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Hrádok?
Hrádok stands in Slovakia, at 48.87694°, 18.32777°.
When was Hrádok 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 Hrádok?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,102 of 8,134 worldwide, and #136 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 Hrádok?
Košeca Castle, about 11 km away.
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