Likava

Likava Castle (Slovak: Likavský hrad) is a castle in the village of Likavka which is a part of the Ružomberok District in Slovakia. It is mostly in ruins.

Likava Castle is located in the north-western region of Liptov. The Castle was first mentioned in 1315. Its construction started with the purpose of establishing a defensive point overseeing the crossing of the river Váh and the trade route extending from the Váh Basin to Orava and onward to Poland.

The Hunyady family, who owned the Castle, progressively expanded and renovated the main structure, adding what is known as the lower Castle during the latter half of the 15th century. By the second half of the 17th century, the Thökölys completed the entire fortification system; however, it proved ineffective as it failed to prevent the catastrophe at the start of the 18th century, when the retreating forces of František Rákoczi completely pulled down the Castle in 1707.

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Likava staat op plaats 3.477 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 39 van de 126 die de atlas in Slowakije in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1400, en daarmee ouder dan 56% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 346 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 14e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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