Spiš Castle

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. 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.

Spiš Castle
Spišský hrad
Spišská Nová Ves, Spiš in Slovakia
Spiš Castle
Spiš Castle
Coordinates49°00′02″N 20°46′06″E
TypeCastle
Area41,426 sq. m.
Site information
Websitewww.spisskyhrad.com/english/spis-castle/
Site history
BuiltTwelfth century
MaterialsMasonry
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