Slovakia

Devín Castle

Historic castle with strategic hilltop location.

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Devín Castle (Slovak: hrad Devín [ˈɦrad ˈɟeʋiːn] or Devínsky hrad [ˈɟeʋiːnski ˈɦrat], Hungarian: Dévényi vár, German: Burg Theben) is a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Neolithic Settlement

8,000 BCE - 3,000 BCE

Bronze Age Fortification

3,300 BCE - 1,200 BCE

Iron Age Fortification

1,200 BCE - 500 CE

Pre-Romanesque Church Construction

850 CE - 870 CE

Stone Castle Built

1271 CE

Napoleon's Destruction

1809 CE

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Defensive Structures

CastlesTowersHill Forts
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Burial and Funerary Structures

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Churches
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Country

Slovakia

Coordinates

48.17° N, 16.98° E