Slovakia · 11th century
Tekovský Castle ranks #8,631 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #116 of the 135 mapped in Slovakia. Founded 1075, it is older than 87% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nitra, 34 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
Tekovský Castle was a county castle standing in the village of Starý Tekov. Archaeological finds on the hill Várheď prove that it was settled as early as the Neolithic. The first mention of the castle dates from 1075. It was destroyed in the 14th century.
Machine-translated from “Tekovský hrad” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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