A castle (from Latin: castellum) is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for nobility; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence - though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Usage of the term has varied over time and has been applied to structures as diverse as hill forts and country houses. Over the approximately 900 years that castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls and arrowslits, were commonplace.
Castles
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8Shenborn Castle (Palace)
Shenborn palace was built by earl Buheym Shenborn in 1890 - 1895. Shenborn family came here to hunt and relax.
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3Sirok Castle (Ruins)
The castle of Sirok is one of Hungary's most beautiful rock-castles. Originally it was a pagan castle, later owned by the Bohr-Bodon line of Aba genus, whose offsprings fighted against the king with Mate Csak. In 1320 the army of Robert Karoly took over the castle, so it became the property of the King.
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1Sivy Kamen Castle (Ruins)
Ruins of castle built in second half of 13th century, rebuilt in 16th century, demolished in 18th century. Sivy Kamen Castle (Ruins).
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5Skala-Podolsky Castle (Ruins)
Skala-Podolsky Castle. The ruins of a medieval castle (build in 1331 year) on a high cliff on the right bank Zbruch.
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4Skalat Castle
Skalat Castle was founded by Krzysztof Wichrowski in 1630. Towers are fully preserved, walls and underground partially, looks quite picturesque.
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4Sklene Teplice Castle (Ruins)
Deserted castle located west of the village Sklene Teplice, also called the castle Teplica, Castle of Sklene Teplice, or Red Castle.
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2Slangenburg Castle
Slangenburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Doetinchem in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The castle is located in the forest of the same name between the towns of Varsseveld and Doetinchem, about 5 kilometers from the latter.
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3Sobien Castle (Ruins)
The ruins of the castle of the Royal Sobien. The castle was built by order of King Casimir the Great in 1340. The castle belonged to the family Kmitas who XVI moved into the castle in Lesko.
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1Sokoli Kamen Castle (Ruins)
Castle Sokoli Kamen the former fortified castle in the kingdom of Hungary, built to protect the road from Gemer. Today in the village Silicka Jablonica in the Roznava District in the Kosice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.
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3Somosko Castle
Somosko Castle. In the Northen direction from the town of Salgotarjan the casle of Somosko stands on one of the vulcanic top of the hill of 'Medves', fighting against the weight of the centuries.
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1Sostyn Castle (Ruins)
Sostyn Castle (Ruins). Once a base of the domain of Olomouc´s bishops, the castle dates back to the second half of the 13th century.
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10Spis Castle
The ruins of Spis Castle in eastern Slovakia form one of the largest castle sites in Central Europe. The castle is situated above the town of Spisske Podhradie and the village of Zehra, in the region known as Spis.
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1Stahlberg Castle Ruins
The Stahlberg Castle is a ruined castle in a side spur on a mountain spur above the hamlet Steeg the city Bacharach, Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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7Stara Lubovna Castle
In the town of Stara Lubovna above the Poprad river valley is the majestic fortress of the castle of Stara Lubovna. The origin of the castle dates back to the beginning of the 14th century.
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8Stare Selo Castle
Stare Selo Castle is a castle in Stare Selo village, Pustomyty Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. This castle, or fortress, was built by Princes Ostrozky family.
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5Starokostiantyniv Castle
The Starokostiantyniv Castle is a Volhynian castle built at the confluence of the Sluch and Ikopot' rivers by Prince Kostiantyn Vasyl Ostrozky in the 1560s.
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1Stary Hrad Castle (Old Castle) (Ruins)
Stary Hrad had been built in 13rd century but today we may visit only its ruins. The original name of this castle was "Varin", the main task was to guard the route and cash the toll.
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1Stary Jicin Castle (Ruins)
Nowadays the large ruin of a castle with romantic coves of dilapidated walls and casemates harkens to a once unbreakable castle on a hill close to Novy Jicin. The castle was founded at the beginning of the 13th century by the Huckeswagen dynasty.
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5Stolzenfels Castle
Stolzenfels Castle is a castle or palace near Koblenz on the left bank of the Rhine, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Stolzenfels was a ruined 13th-century castle, gifted to the Prussian Crownprince, Frederick William in 1823.
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8Strecno Castle
The Strecno Castle is a reconstructed ruin of a medieval castle of an irregular plan located in northern Slovakia, 12 km east of Zilina. The castle stands on a 103 meter high calcite cliff above the international road E50 and village Strecno.
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3Sukosd-Bethlen Castle, Racos
Sukosd-Bethlen Castle, Racos, Transylvania, Romania. The Racos Feudal Castle was built in 1625, being situated in Brasov County, in the town of Racos.
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3Sulov Castle (Ruins)
Sulov 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.
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8Svirzh Castle
Svirz Castle is a fortified aristocratic residence in Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was originally built by the Swirzski noble family in the 15th century. Inside the castle is a small church dating from 1546.
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4Sydoriv Castle (Ruins)
The Sydoriv Castle is an imposing ruin of a stronghold built by Marcin Kalinowski in Sydoriv, a village located 7 km south of Husiatyn. The castle is perched on a hilltop enclosed on three sides by a river.
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5Szabolcs Castle (Ruins)
Szabolcs Castle was built around 950 year. Szabolcs Castle (Ruins) situated on the left bank of the river Tisza, in the immediate vicinity of the present-day town Szabolcs.
