Slovakia · 12th century
The ruins of Spiš Castle (Slovak: Spišský hrad, ; Hungarian: Szepesi vár; Polish: Zamek Spiski; German: Zipser Burg) in eastern Slovakia form one of the six largest castle sites in Slovakia. The castle is situated above the town of Spišské Podhradie and the village of Žehra, in the region known as Spiš (Hungarian: Szepes, German: Zips, Polish: Spisz, Latin: Scepusium). It was included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1993 (together with the adjacent locations of Spišská Kapitula and Žehra). The area of the castle is 3.9 ha (39,000 m2). It is administered by the Spiš Museum at Levoča, a division of the Slovak National Museum.
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Spiš Castle ranks #101 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 136 mapped in Slovakia. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 24,887 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prešov, 34 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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