Turňa castle

Slovakia / Kosicky / Medzev /
 castle, ruins
The head of the Turňa county resided originally at the Turňa castle (slovakian: Turniansky hrad), ruins of which stand on top of the conspicuous cone-shaped hill. Rare flora grows on its limestone slope including the local endemit Onosma tornensis, which can not be found anywhere else in the world.
Wikipedia article: http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turniansky_hrad
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Coordinates:   48°36'39"N   20°52'27"E
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