Slovakia · 14th century
Živánska Veža Castle ranks #8,827 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #125 of the 135 mapped in Slovakia. Founded c. 1375, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nitra, 36 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
Živánska Veža Castle is the ruin of a medieval watchtower in western Slovakia, in the district of Zlaté Moravce near the village of Jedľové Kostoľany. It probably came into being in the second half of the 14th century and belonged to the estate of Hrušov Castle. It guarded an important trade route through the valley of the river Žitava. It ceased to exist after 1708, when Hrušov Castle was destroyed. It originally had several storeys; a torso of the north-western wall has survived to the present day up to the height of the second floor.
Machine-translated from “Živánská věž” on the Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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