Spiš Castle
Large castle site in eastern Slovakia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The ruins of Spiš Castle (Slovak: Spišský hrad, pronunciationⓘ; Hungarian: Szepesi vár; Polish: Zamek Spiski; German: Zipser Burg) in eastern Slovakia belong to six largest castles sites in Slovakia.[1] The castle is situated above the town of Spišské Podhradie and the village of Žehra, in the region known as Spiš (Hungarian: Szepes, German: Zips, Polish: Spisz, Latin: Scepusium). It was included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1993 (together with the adjacent locations of Spišská Kapitula and Žehra). The size of the castle area is 3,9 ha (39,000 m2). It is administered by the Spiš Museum at Levoča, a division of the Slovak National Museum.
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Spiš Castle | |
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Spišský hrad | |
Spišská Nová Ves, Spiš in Slovakia | |
Coordinates | 49°00′02″N 20°46′06″E |
Type | Castle |
Area | 41,426 sq. m. |
Site information | |
Website | www |
Site history | |
Built | Twelfth century |
Materials | Masonry |