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Uhrovec. / 48.75000°N 18.33333°E / 48.75000; 18.33333. Uhrovec ( Hungarian: Zayugróc) is a village and municipality in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the Trenčín Region of Slovakia .
- 22.94 km² (8.86 sq mi)
- 268 m (879 ft)
- +421 38
- Slovakia
GPS: N48°45'49'' E18°22'47''. The ruins of Uhrovec Castle tower in the mountains Strážovské vrchy in western Slovakia. It is one of the most valuable castles in the Romanesque style in Slovakia from the 13th century. The extensive Castle estate was owned by the influential noble family Zay originally from Croatia. As the Zays maintained ...
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Uhrovec Castle. In the western Slovakia in the mountains Strazovske mountains , on the steep hill there are towering ruins of castle Uhrovec from the 13th century. One of the most valuable roman castles in Slovakia, the estate of the castle in the 16th century belonged to an influential noble family Zayo, originated from Croatia.
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- Uhrovske Podhradie
The ruins of Uhrovec castle are located on Nitricke Vrchy Hills which are part of Strazovske vrchy. Hidden inside the dense forest, the castle is really isolated and not accessible by car. But you wouldn’t want to go by car anyway because the trail that leads to the castle from Uhrovec Podhradie is ethreal.
Ľudovít Štúr was born on 28 October 1815 in Uhrovec, in the Austrian Empire (in the same house where Alexander Dubček was later born) as the second child of Samuel and Anna Štúr. He was baptized in the Evangelical Lutheran church in Uhrovec. He acquired his basic education, including the study of Latin, from his father Samuel, who was a ...
- 12 January 1856 (aged 40), Modor, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire, (now Modra, Slovakia)
The Uhrovec Castle is a ruin above the village of Uhrovské Podhradie. It was built in the 13th century in the inaccessible terrain of the Nitrica Hills.During the centuries the castle changed owners several times, but thanks to its location it never found itself in the center of great fighting - not even Turkish troops destroyed it at their raids.
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