Castles and chateaux — okres Žarnovica

Breznický Castle is a medieval ruin crowning the andesite hill of Hrádok above the village of Tekovská Breznica in the Štiavnica Hills.

The Benedictine monastery in Hronský Beňadik stands at the heart of the Slovak Gate, where three geomorphological regions meet, and is considered one of Slovakia's most precious sacred landmarks.

The town hall of Nová Baňa is an originally Gothic fortified building later redesigned in the Baroque style, dominating the centre of the town on the eastern edge of the Pohronský Inovec hills.

Remains of a fortified hillfort with walls and ramparts on a steep hill of the Pohronský Inovec range, about 10 km west of Nová Baňa.

Revište Castle is a picturesque ruin perched on a steep andesite hill at the eastern edge of the Vtáčnik range, overlooking the Žiar Basin near the village of Revištské Podzámčie.

The Hrádok hill above Rudno nad Hronom preserves scant remains of a medieval castle on the edge of the Štiavnica Hills, overlooking the Rudniansky stream valley.

A restored fortified manor house in Žarnovica is situated in the Žiar Basin at the junction of the Vtáčnik and Štiavnické vrchy mountain ranges.