Muráň Castle

Local nameMuráň
LocationMuráň, Slovakia

Muráň Castle, is a ruin of a medieval castle above the village of Muráň, in the Muránska planina National Park in Slovakia. The castle is noteworthy for its unusually high elevation of 935 m, making it the third highest castle in Slovakia. It also figures in several romantic legends about its owners. Murány Castle was built in the 13th century on a cliff overlooking a regional trade route. Its name was mentioned for the first time in 1271, when Stephen V of Hungary ceded the castle to Gunig comes.

One of its owners, the robber baron Mátyás Basó, transformed the castle into a stronghold of bandits who robbed merchants and looted villages. After a siege by the royal army, the castle fell in 1548 and Basó was executed. One of the oldest Slovak songs, "The Song About The Castle of Muráň", written by Martin Bošňák describes this battle.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muráň_Castle

Official Website https://www.hrady-zamky.sk/muran/

Address 602, 04901, Slovakia

Coordinates 48°45'31.086" N 20°3'30.849" E

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