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Spiš Castle is one of the largest castle sites in central Europe. It was built some 900 years ago, in the 12th century on the site of an earlier castle. It is situated in th eeastern part of Slovakia.As an important political, economic and cultural centre for this part of Kungdom of Hungary several kings and families owned the castle.In the castle you can visit the castle´s kitchen,bedroom, washroom, armory, chapel and torure room.
Spiš Castle was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.Several movies like Dragonheart or The Last legion were filmed here.On the northeastern slope of the Spiš Castlehill there is a huge stone geoglyph.It was build by the Australian artist Andre Roers in 2008.The geoglyph is in form of a horse to commemorate a Celtic coin with a horse found in the Spiš castle during the archeological research. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesNo Archives Categories |