🏰 Muráň Castle

Slovakia · Europe · 48.76°N, 20.06°E

Muráň Castle, is a ruin of a medieval castle above the village of Muráň, in the Muránska planina National Park in Slovakia. The castle is noteworthy for its unusually high elevation of 935 m, making it the third highest castle in Slovakia. It also figures in several romantic legends about its owners. Murány Castle was built in the 13th century on a cliff overlooking a regional trade route. Its name was mentioned for the first time in 1271, when Stephen V of Hungary ceded the castle to Gunig comes.

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Country	Slovakia
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	48.76°N, 20.06°E · view on map

Muráň Castle is located in Slovakia, in Europe.

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