Slovakia

Havránok

Celtic hill fort and medieval castle

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Havránok is an important archaeological site in northern Slovakia. It is on a hill above the Liptovská Mara water reservoir around 2 km (1.2 mi) from the village of Bobrovník, about halfway between Ružomberok and Liptovský Mikuláš in the Liptov region. The archaeologists unearthed a prehistoric Celtic hill fort and a medieval wooden castle in the 1960s, during the construction of the Liptovská Mara dam. Both objects have been partially reconstructed. During the Iron Age and the Roman Era, the shrine of Havránok was an important religious center of the Celts living in 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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Púchov culture prominence

300 BCE - 180 CE

Celtic shrine construction

1st century BCE

Destruction of Celtic settlements

Early 1st century CE

Medieval castle existence

11th - 15th century CE

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Defensive Structures

Hill FortsCastles
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Industrial and Craft Structures

Kilns
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Religious and Ritual Structures

Sacrificial PitsTotem Poles
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Country

Slovakia

Coordinates

49.10° N, 19.48° E