Ruin
Šášov Castle
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Šášov Castle (Slovak Šášovský hrad) is the ruin of a hilltop castle above the river Hron (German: Gran) above the village of Šášovské Podhradie, a district of the town of Žiar nad Hronom (Heiligenkreuz an der Gran).
Machine-translated from “Burg Sachsenstein (Slowakei)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Šášov Castle ranks #3,565 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #46 of the 140 mapped in Slovakia. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Banská Bystrica, 25 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Šášov Castle?
Šášov Castle stands in Slovakia, at 48.57899°, 18.90039°.
How famous is Šášov Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,565 of 8,133 worldwide, and #46 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 Šášov Castle?
Pustý hrad (Sklené Teplice), about 6 km away.
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