Gýmeš Castle

Gýmeš Castle (Slovak: Gýmeš Hrad) also known as Jelenec Castle are the ruins of a medieval castle on the steep quartzite hill Dúň (514 m above sea level) on the southern slope of the Tribeč mountain range, about 5 km north of the village of Jelenec (Gýmeš).

The ruin is a prominent landmark of the wide surroundings. Gýmeš is one of the ancestral castles of the noble Forgáč family – together with the Galician Castle. Despite the fact that the Turks conquered and caused damage to it, the structure was restored and occupied until 1865. Following that year, it fell into decay. Only a portion of the castle walls still remain intact.

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Gýmeš Castle ranks #4023 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #52 of the 126 mapped in Eslovaquia. Fundado en 1300, más antiguo que el 66% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 519 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XIII. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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