Ruin
Hričov Castle
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Hričov Castle (Slovak Hričovský hrad, also Hrad Hričov) is the ruin of a hilltop castle near the northwestern Slovak village of Hričovské Podhradie in the Žilina District. It stands on a rocky cliff 567 m above sea level in the northern part of the Súľovské vrchy mountains.
Machine-translated from “Burg Hričov” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hričov Castle ranks #6,521 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #98 of the 140 mapped in Slovakia. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Žilina, 8 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Hričov Castle?
Hričov Castle stands in Slovakia, at 49.21167°, 18.61972°.
How famous is Hričov Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,521 of 8,133 worldwide, and #98 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 Hričov Castle?
Bytča Castle, about 4 km away.
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