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SÚLOV
CASTLE
Súlov
castle was built in first third of the 15th century. By it’s size,
the castle was very small. Its main function was to protect and
watching near by road. It is really hard to get to it through forest
trail.
One can say the castle is like eagles nest. The ruins of the
castle totally merge with surrounding area. I visited the ruins in
summer of 1998 and I can tell you and you can also see from the
pictures, that the view is unbelievable.
After 1550 fire it was
rebuilt to its original shape and size. In 1730 the castle heads
military garrison. There used to be upper and lower castle. Heavy
earthquake damage in 1763 accelerated its final destruction.
Fortified formation was found in the Súlov castle village area
dating from 12th to 13th century.
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Published in the Slovak Heritage Live
newsletter Volume 9, No.2, Summer 2001
Copyright © Vladimir Linder 2001
3804 Yale
Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5C 1P6
The above article and photographs may not be copied, reproduced, republished,
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