Slovakia · 13th century
Obišovský hrad ranks #8,756 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #122 of the 135 mapped in Slovakia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prešov, 14 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
Obišovský hrad (also Drienov) is a castle ruin in Slovakia. It stands in the Čierna hora mountains, north-west of the village of Obišovce in the district of Košice-okolie. It was founded in the 13th century by the Aba family and ceased to exist at the latest in the first half of the 15th century. Its remains were uncovered and investigated by Belo Polla. The ruin is protected as a cultural monument.
Machine-translated from “Obišovský hrad” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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