Čičava Castle

Čičava Castle (Slovak: Čičava Hrad, Hungarian: Csicsva vára) also known as Čičva Castle, are the ruins of a Medieval castle located in the village of Sedliská in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Čičava Castle was declared a cultural monument in 1963. In 2024, parts of the ruins walls were renovated.

The castle is known for housing the "Book of Lies and Liars" during the 16th and 17th centuries, which is also known as the Book of Čičava. This book contained a record of curious lies and the names of those who told them. The Slovak expression "it should be entered in the Čičava Book" remains in use today, signifying outrageous or bold lies.

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Čičava Castle ranks #3964 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #50 of the 126 mapped in Eslovaquia. Fundado en 1400, más antiguo que el 56% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 346 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XIV. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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