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Starý zámek v Horních Lefantovcích

🇸🇰 Slovakia · 13th century

Starý zámek v Horních Lefantovcích in Slovakia
Photo: Titlak · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Starý zámek v Horních Lefantovcích (also the older manor house or the Jezerniczký manor house) is a castle rebuilt into a chateau in the district of Nitra in the Nitra Region in Slovakia. It stands by the main street in the eastern part of the village. Together with the adjoining park, the chateau is protected as a national cultural monument.

Machine-translated from “Horní Lefantovce (starý zámek)” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Starý zámek v Horních Lefantovcích ranks #8,113 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #138 of the 140 mapped in Slovakia. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nitra, 13 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Starý zámek v Horních Lefantovcích?

Starý zámek v Horních Lefantovcích stands in Slovakia, at 48.4214°, 18.1482°.

When was Starý zámek v Horních Lefantovcích built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Starý zámek v Horních Lefantovcích?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,113 of 8,134 worldwide, and #138 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 Starý zámek v Horních Lefantovcích?

Oponice Castle, about 3 km away.

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