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The Žilina RegionThe Žilina Region
ORAVSKÝ ORAVSKÝ HRADHRAD
The most beautiful and the The most beautiful and the most visited castle inmost visited castle in
Slovakia reigns over the Slovakia reigns over the region of Orava. It usedregion of Orava. It used
to guard the trading route in to guard the trading route in Orava which mightOrava which might
have been a part of the Via have been a part of the Via Magna road leadingMagna road leading
from the North to the South from the North to the South and passingand passing
through thethrough the
LIKAVALIKAVA
Besides having theBesides having the
reputation of excellentreputation of excellent
warriors, the Templarswarriors, the Templars
are said to have beenare said to have been
skilled constructors. It isskilled constructors. It is
said that they have builtsaid that they have built
several castles andseveral castles and
monasteries in Slovakia.monasteries in Slovakia.
BLATNICABLATNICA
All that has been left of All that has been left of
the royal castle in the royal castle in Blatnica Blatnica
is a ruin. Legend has it is a ruin. Legend has it that that
the owners and the the owners and the
constructors of the castle constructors of the castle
were the knights with the were the knights with the
red cross. red cross.
STREČNOSTREČNO
The reconstructed The reconstructed
ruin of the castle ruin of the castle
stands on a steep stands on a steep
hill overlookingthe hill overlookingthe
entrance into the entrance into the
Váh canyonVáh canyon
between the between the
basins of Žilinabasins of Žilina
andand Turiec. Turiec.
RADOĽARADOĽAAlthough the region ofAlthough the region of
Kysuce has no castles,Kysuce has no castles,
the Knights Templar willthe Knights Templar will
visit the oldest visit the oldest residential residential
site in Kysuce – thesite in Kysuce – the
Manor House in Manor House in Radoľa. Radoľa.
It remembers the times It remembers the times
of the oldest church inof the oldest church in
Kysuce at Koscelisko Kysuce at Koscelisko
which iswhich is today antoday an
archeological site.archeological site.
Castle BytčaCastle Bytča
Bytčiansky Castle is in the centre of Bytča district in the Žilina Renaissance.
The Wedding The Wedding
Palace in BytcaPalace in Bytca SynagogueSynagogue
VychylovkaVychylovka
Exposure in the natureExposure in the naturemuseum in Čadca,museum in Čadca,Kysuckého Národopisná isKysuckého Národopisná islocalized to the Valley inlocalized to the Valley inthe land of the village ofthe land of the village ofnew Chmúra Bystrica, partnew Chmúra Bystrica, partVychylovka, KysuceVychylovka, Kysuceprotected landscape areaprotected landscape areawhich is part of. which is part of.
Sklabinsky Sklabinsky CastleCastle
The settlement lay The settlement lay atat
the Royal land falling the Royal land falling under the under the jurisdiction of the jurisdiction of the Royal Martin Royal Martin kastelana in kastelana in Sklabinskom Castle. Sklabinskom Castle. The inhabitants lived The inhabitants lived on Agriculture and on Agriculture and the pastoralist the pastoralist population, as population, as evidenced by the evidenced by the privileges of the privileges of the
year year 1257 and 1265. 1257 and 1265.
Slanica IslandSlanica Island, alsocalled the island isan island (3.5 ha)surrounded by art,waters of Oravawater reservoir.
Manor House in Palúdzke VranovoManor House in Palúdzke Vranovo The origins of theThe origins of the castle datecastle dateBackBack to the periodto the period around around
thetheYearYear 1500, when it1500, when it was a was a
smallsmall FortresFortres with awith a moat. Latermoat. Laterrebuilt into therebuilt into the Renaissance. Renaissance. TheThe Manor House asManor House asa place where ita place where it was in the was in the winterof 1713 jailedwinterof 1713 jailed many many legendaryand folk herolegendaryand folk hero Juraj Juraj Jánošík. Jánošík.
Church of all Church of all Saints Saints
Wooden Gothic church of all Saints in the cemetery inscribedWooden Gothic church of all Saints in the cemetery inscribed
into the UNESCO World Heritage listinto the UNESCO World Heritage list..
Jana OčenášováJana Očenášová9.B9.B
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