Pieniny Castle
Slovakia /
Presovsky /
Podolinec /
World
/ Slovakia
/ Presovsky
/ Podolinec
World / Poland / Lesser Poland
monument, ruined castle
Pieniny Castle ruins (also: St. Kinga's Castle, pol. Zamek Pieniński, Zamek Pieniny) - are located below Castle Mountain (pol. Góra Zamkowa, 779 m AMSL) summit in the Three Crowns massif, in the Pieniny Mountains (Pieniny National Park). The first reliable source of information about the castle dates from the beginning of XIVth century. It says that this castle played an important role as a refuge for Princess Kinga and the St. Clara nuns from Stary Sącz during the third Mongolian aggression in 1287.
Thanks to the efforts of the Pieniny National Park, the castle ruins were entered in the national register of historic monuments on 18 April 2003.
Thanks to the efforts of the Pieniny National Park, the castle ruins were entered in the national register of historic monuments on 18 April 2003.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°25'12"N 20°25'18"E
- Spiš Castle 53 km
- Šariš Castle 68 km
- Krzyztopor castle in Ujazd 157 km
- Castle ruins in Olsztyn 169 km
- Ruins of the castle of Krzysztof Szdlowiecki 182 km
- Bolczów Castle 360 km
- Ruins of Kumburk Castle 376 km
- Bezděz Castle 427 km
- Okoř castle 451 km
- Königsberg Castle 589 km
- Trzy Korony (Three crowns), 982 meters above sea level 0.9 km
- Dunajec River Gorge 1.7 km
- "Crosna" SPA *** 2 km
- "Pryczków" 2.1 km
- the border stone 2.3 km
- Red Monastery (monastery) 2.4 km
- Bystrzyk 704m npm 2.5 km
- Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists 3 km
- Pieniny National Parks 3.9 km
- Haligovské Rocks 4.7 km