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Pajštún Castle
🇸🇰 Slovakia · 13th century
Pajštún Castle or Pajštún (Slovak: Pajštúnsky hrad, Hungarian: Pozsonyborostyánkő, German: Peilenstein) is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality of Borinka in the Bratislava region of Slovakia. It is located on the western edge of the Little Carpathians at an altitude of 486 m. Because of its proximity to Bratislava, the castle is a popular hiking destination for the city's inhabitants.
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Pajštún Castle ranks #3,500 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #70 of the 99 mapped in Slovakia. Founded 1300, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 356 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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