The Žilina RegionThe Žilina Region

ORAVSKÝ ORAVSKÝ HRADHRAD

The most beautiful and the The most beautiful and the most visited castle inmost visited castle in

Slovakia reigns over the Slovakia reigns over the region of Orava. It usedregion of Orava. It used

to guard the trading route in to guard the trading route in Orava which mightOrava which might

have been a part of the Via have been a part of the Via Magna road leadingMagna road leading

from the North to the South from the North to the South and passingand passing

through thethrough the

LIKAVALIKAVA

Besides having theBesides having the

reputation of excellentreputation of excellent

warriors, the Templarswarriors, the Templars

are said to have beenare said to have been

skilled constructors. It isskilled constructors. It is

said that they have builtsaid that they have built

several castles andseveral castles and

monasteries in Slovakia.monasteries in Slovakia.

  

BLATNICABLATNICA

All that has been left of All that has been left of

the royal castle in the royal castle in Blatnica Blatnica

is a ruin. Legend has it is a ruin. Legend has it that that

the owners and the the owners and the

constructors of the castle constructors of the castle

were the knights with the were the knights with the

red cross. red cross.

STREČNOSTREČNO

The reconstructed The reconstructed

ruin of the castle ruin of the castle

stands on a steep stands on a steep

hill overlookingthe hill overlookingthe

entrance into the entrance into the

Váh canyonVáh canyon

between the between the

basins of Žilinabasins of Žilina

andand Turiec. Turiec.

RADOĽARADOĽAAlthough the region ofAlthough the region of

Kysuce has no castles,Kysuce has no castles,

the Knights Templar willthe Knights Templar will

visit the oldest visit the oldest residential residential

site in Kysuce – thesite in Kysuce – the

Manor House in Manor House in Radoľa. Radoľa.

It remembers the times It remembers the times

of the oldest church inof the oldest church in

Kysuce at Koscelisko Kysuce at Koscelisko

which iswhich is today antoday an

archeological site.archeological site.

Castle BytčaCastle Bytča

Bytčiansky Castle is in the centre of Bytča district in the Žilina Renaissance.

The Wedding The Wedding

Palace in BytcaPalace in Bytca SynagogueSynagogue

VychylovkaVychylovka

Exposure in the natureExposure in the naturemuseum in Čadca,museum in Čadca,Kysuckého Národopisná isKysuckého Národopisná islocalized to the Valley inlocalized to the Valley inthe land of the village ofthe land of the village ofnew Chmúra Bystrica, partnew Chmúra Bystrica, partVychylovka, KysuceVychylovka, Kysuceprotected landscape areaprotected landscape areawhich is part of. which is part of.

Sklabinsky Sklabinsky CastleCastle

The settlement lay The settlement lay atat

the Royal land falling the Royal land falling under the under the jurisdiction of the jurisdiction of the Royal Martin Royal Martin kastelana in kastelana in Sklabinskom Castle. Sklabinskom Castle. The inhabitants lived The inhabitants lived on Agriculture and on Agriculture and the pastoralist the pastoralist population, as population, as evidenced by the evidenced by the privileges of the privileges of the

year year 1257 and 1265. 1257 and 1265.

Slanica IslandSlanica Island, alsocalled the island isan island (3.5 ha)surrounded by art,waters of Oravawater reservoir.

Manor House in Palúdzke VranovoManor House in Palúdzke Vranovo The origins of theThe origins of the castle datecastle dateBackBack to the periodto the period around around

thetheYearYear 1500, when it1500, when it was a was a

smallsmall FortresFortres with awith a moat. Latermoat. Laterrebuilt into therebuilt into the Renaissance. Renaissance. TheThe Manor House asManor House asa place where ita place where it was in the was in the winterof 1713 jailedwinterof 1713 jailed many many legendaryand folk herolegendaryand folk hero Juraj Juraj Jánošík. Jánošík.

Church of all Church of all Saints Saints

Wooden Gothic church of all Saints in the cemetery inscribedWooden Gothic church of all Saints in the cemetery inscribed

into the UNESCO World Heritage listinto the UNESCO World Heritage list..

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