🇸🇰 Slovakia
69 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Budatín Castle, 2 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Orava Castle — #229 of 7,738 worldwide — 46 km east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Trenčín Castle, founded c. 1050.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Slovakia (51), Czech Republic (9), Poland (9).
10 km south-east · Ruin
The Strečno Castle is a reconstructed ruin of a medieval castle of an irregular plan located in northern Slovakia, 12 km east of Žilina.
2 km north · Castle
The Budatín Castle is a castle in north-western Slovakia, near the city of Žilina, where the Kysuca river flows into the Váh river.
7 km south-west · Ruin
Lietava Castle is an extensive castle ruin in the Súľov Mountains of northern Slovakia, between the villages of Lietava and Lietavská Svinná-Babkov…
22 km west · Ruin
Považský hrad is a ruin of medieval castle on the right side of the river Váh, near Považská Bystrica in Slovakia.
13 km west · Castle
Bytča Castle also known as Bytča Manor, is a Renaissance building in the center of the district town of Bytča in the Žilina Region, Slovakia.
12 km east · Ruin
The ruins of Starhrad lie in northern Slovakia in the Malá Fatra, on a high rock above the right side of the Váh river, not far from the municipality…
12 km south-west · Ruin
Súľovský hrad is the ruin of a hilltop castle near the northwestern Slovak municipality of Súľov-Hradná in the Bytča District.
15 km south · Castle
Kuneradský zámok is a mansion in the northern Slovak village of Kunerad in the Žilina District.
8 km west · Ruin
Hričov Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle near the northwestern Slovak village of Hričovské Podhradie in the Žilina District.
46 km east · Castle · #229 worldwide
Orava Castle is a castle situated on a high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia.
50 km south · Castle
Bojnice Castle is a medieval castle in Bojnice, Slovakia. It is a Romanesque castle with some original Gothic and Renaissance elements built in the…
34 km south-east · Ruin
Blatnica Castle is a Gothic castle whose ruins are situated near the village of Blatnica, on the foot of the Greater Fatra Range in Slovakia.
28 km south-east · Ruin
Sklabiňa Castle or Castle of Sklabiňa is a ruined medieval castle near Sklabiňa, a village in northern Slovakia.
44 km east · Ruin
Likava Castle is a castle in the village of Likavka which is a part of the Ružomberok District in Slovakia. It is mostly in ruins.
58 km north-west · Ruin
Hukvaldy Castle is located in the Palkovické hůrky southeast of Hukvaldy on a hill above the valley of the Ondřejnice in the Frýdek-Místek District,…
60 km north · Ruin
The ruin of Cieszyn Castle is located in Cieszyn in Powiat Cieszyński in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.
46 km west · Ruin
Vršatec Castle are the ruins of a castle located on the Vršatec ridge, above the village of Vršatské Podhradie in the White Carpathians.
51 km east · Ruin
Liptov Castle is the ruin of the highest-situated hill castle in Slovakia. It lies at an altitude of 993 metres in the Chočské vrchy mountains on the…
57 km south-west · Ruin
Uhrovec Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle not far from the municipality of Uhrovské Podhradie in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District in western…
59 km north-west · Ruin
Šostýn is a Gothic castle in the municipality of Kopřivnice, Czech Republic.
40 km west · Ruin
Lednica Castle is a castle ruin above the village of the same name in the White Carpathians in the Trenčín Region in Slovakia.
+ 6 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
90 km south-west · Ruin · #307 worldwide
Čachtice Castle is a castle ruin in Slovakia next to the village of Čachtice.
62 km south-west · Castle
The Trenčín Castle is a castle above the town of Trenčín in western Slovakia.
98 km west · Castle
Kroměříž Castle is a castle in Kroměříž in the Czech Republic. It used to be the principal residence of the bishops and archbishops of Olomouc.
77 km south-west · Ruin
Beckov Castle is a castle in ruins located above the former town of Beckov in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District, Trenčín Region, western Slovakia.
86 km north · Palace & château
Pszczyna Castle is a classical-style palace in the town of Pszczyna in southern Poland.
77 km south · Castle
Zvolen Castle is a medieval castle located on a hill near the center of Zvolen, in central Slovakia.
87 km north-west · Ruin
Helfštýn is a castle ruin in Týn nad Bečvou in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 15 kilometres east of Přerov.
85 km south · Castle
Nový zámok is a castle in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia. The castle is located on a hill south of the city center at an altitude of 630m above sealevel,…
61 km south-east · Castle
Banská Bystrica Castle is a castle located in the centre of Banská Bystrica in Slovakia.
84 km south-west · Ruin
Tematín Castle is a castle ruin in western Slovakia. The castle was originally built in the second half of the 13th century in the Kingdom of…
90 km south · Palace & château
The Svätý Anton manor house is a late baroque-classicist mansion constructed in 1744 with an English landscape garden park in Svätý Anton, Slovakia.
62 km north-east · Castle
Old Castle in Żywiec is a castle located in Żywiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
+ 30 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q25797.
The Castlemap atlas maps 69 landmarks (28 castles · 2 palaces & châteaux · 39 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Žilina, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Budatín Castle, a castle 2 km north of the city centre.
Orava Castle, ranked #229 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 46 km east from Žilina.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Trenčín Castle, founded c. 1050 — 62 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Martin (22 km) · Banská Bystrica (61 km) · Trenčín (62 km) · Bielsko-Biała (71 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
