Spišský hrad

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Object Location

48° 59' 58.49" N, 20° 46' 3.29" E

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Spišský hrad is one of the largest castle sites (if not the largest) in Europe. Its outer walls enclose 41,426 m² castle grounds.
Deutsch: Die Ruinen der Zipser Burg befinden sich auf einem Hügel oberhalb von Spišské Podhradie und Žehra in der Zips im Nordosten der Slowakei.
English: The ruins of Spiš Castle are situated above the town of Spišské Podhradie and the village of Žehra in the Spiš region in eastern Slovakia.
Français : Château de Spiš
Magyar: Szepesi vár
Polski: Zamek Spiski
Slovenčina: Spišský hrad

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[edit] General

Aerial view of the upper parts of the castle

Spišský hrad, UNESCO memorial tablet: The castle was included in the list of World Heritage Sites in 1993

Location in Slovakia
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Slovak pronunciation of Spišský hrad

[edit] Views from outside the castle

Views from Spišské Podhradie
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Views from the western parking place

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Views from the eastern parking place

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Views from northeast

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[edit] The lower ward (forework)

Views from the tower towards the big forework

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The cannons

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Other views of the lower ward (forework)

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view from the yard

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Wall and tower

Wall and tower

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The keep (donjon)
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Upper castle (restoration area)

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Other views of upper castle parts

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[edit] Geology

Castle rocks

Limestone rocks of a castle building (wall) in the foreground

The castle is built upon limestone rock

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[edit] Museum

Castle model in Spiš Museum

Cannon in the museum

Weapon collection in the museum
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