Červený Kameň Castle is a castle in southwestern Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 in the Little Carpathians

Little Carpathians

The Little Carpathians are a low, about 100 km long, mountain range, part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountains are situated in Western Slovakia, covering the area from Bratislava to Nové Mesto nad Váhom, a very small part called Hundsheimer Berge is situated south of Devín Gate in...

 near the village of Častá

Casta

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History

A stone castle was built in the 13th century as part of the chain of country frontier defense castles ranging from Bratislava

Bratislava

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 to Žilina

Žilina

Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a...

. This castle was completely rebuilt as a fortress in the first half of the 16th century. When the Pálffy family acquired the castle in 1588, the fortress was completed, and it became a representative noble castle.

Although the castle was damaged several times by fire, it was always reconstructed by the Pálffys, who were the owners of the castle until the Second World War. Today, the castle is a museum.

External links

• Červený Kameň Museum at SlovakNationalMuseum.sk
  Slovak National Museum
  The Slovak National Museum is the most important institution focusing on scientific research and cultural education in the field of museological activity in Slovakia...
  
  
• Červený Kameň at slovakheritage.org