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Zbojnícký Castle

🇸🇰 Slovakia · 14th century

Zbojnícký Castle in Slovakia
Photo: Jozef Kotulič · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Zbojnícký Castle (or Solnohrad) is a castle in the Slanské vrchy in Slovakia. The ruin stands on the western foot of the hill Tri chotáre (1025.2 m above sea level) at a steep place called Zámek at an altitude of 661 m in the cadastral territory of the village of Ruská Nová Ves.

Machine-translated from “Zbojnícký hrad” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zbojnícký Castle ranks #6,952 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #103 of the 140 mapped in Slovakia. Founded c. 1390, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prešov, 9 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Zbojnícký Castle?

Zbojnícký Castle stands in Slovakia, at 48.97474°, 21.3464°.

When was Zbojnícký Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1390. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Zbojnícký Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,952 of 8,133 worldwide, and #103 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 Zbojnícký Castle?

Hrad Šebeš, about 3 km away.

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