Ruin
Lipovce
🇸🇰 Slovakia · 13th century
Lipovce (also Lipovce, Zámčisko, Jezevčí hora or Varhoška) is a castle ruin in the administrative territory of the village of Lipovce in the western part of the district of Prešov in the Prešov Region in Slovakia. The castle was founded in the first half of the fourteenth century and ceased to exist at the end of the Middle Ages. Terrain relics and small remains of masonry protected as a national cultural monument have survived from it. The castle lies in the territory of the Kamenná Baba national nature reserve.
Machine-translated from “Lipovský hrad” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lipovce ranks #7,858 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #124 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. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prešov, 23 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Lipovce?
Lipovce stands in Slovakia, at 49.0575°, 20.9354°.
When was Lipovce 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 Lipovce?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,858 of 8,134 worldwide, and #124 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 Lipovce?
Hamborek, about 11 km away.
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