Krásna Hôrka Castle

The Krásna Hôrka Castle (Slovak: Hrad Krásna Hôrka, Hungarian: Krasznahorka vára) is a castle in Slovakia, built on a hilltop overlooking the village of Krásnohorské Podhradie near Rožňava, in Košice Region. The first recorded mention of the castle was in 1333. In 1961 Krásna Hôrka was designated a National Cultural Monument of the Slovak Republic. It was said to be one of the country's best-preserved castles. On 10 March 2012 the castle was extensively damaged by fire, due to some teens carelessly discarding a cigarette which set the grass on fire.

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Krásna Hôrka Castle ranks #1,022 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 136 mapped in Slovakia. Founded 1400, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 582 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,082 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Košice, 48 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.

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