Castles and chateaux — Banskobystrický kraj

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

Zichy Castle in Divín is a restored fortified Renaissance manor built on medieval foundations, situated directly beneath the local castle hill.

The castle complex in Banská Bystrica consists of several historic buildings located right in the city centre, in the scenic Bystrica valley within the Zvolen Basin.

Bzovík is the ruin of a Gothic-Renaissance anti-Ottoman fortress and former Premonstratensian monastery located in the village of Bzovík near Krupina on the Krupina Plain.

The restored Renaissance-Baroque Halič Castle near Lučenec, built on the site of a medieval fortress, now serves as a cultural centre.

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 Kremnica town castle is an impressive complex of historic buildings perched on a hill in the very heart of the city.

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.

The restored Slovenská Ľupča Castle commands a prominent hilltop position above the village in the Bystrická valley of the Zvolen Basin.

Rimavská Sobota is home to the scant remains of the northernmost Turkish water fortress, which once stood on the right bank of the Rimava River in the Rimava Basin.

The restored Vígľaš Castle stands on a spur of the Javorie hills beside the Slatina river, close to the town of Zvolen.

Hradovisko above Jelšava is a site featuring the remnants of a vanished medieval castle and the walls of a later church.

Maginhrad is a hill in the Revúca Highlands north of Rimavská Sobota, on whose plateau a medieval castle of the same name once stood.

Nový zámok is an anti-Ottoman watchtower fortress and one of the most prominent landmarks of the historic town of Banská Štiavnica in the Štiavnica Hills.

Pustý hrad is one of Slovakia's oldest castles, divided into a lower and an upper section, and it towers above the Zvolen Basin on the edge of the Javorie mountain range.

Soví hrad is a rare rock formation in the cadastral area of Šurice village in the Lučenec district, where a now-vanished medieval castle once stood.

The Old Castle in Banská Štiavnica, converted from a fortified church, rises above Trinity Square and stands as one of the most significant landmarks of this UNESCO World Heritage town.

Zelený hrad – a ruined castle with a well-preserved terrain relief north of Čebovce on the south-eastern edge of the Krupina Plateau.

The ruins of Blh Castle stand on a rocky ridge spur above the village of Veľký Blh, set within a fallow deer game reserve.

The partially conserved ruin of Divín Castle stands on a wooded hill directly above the village of Divín, in the Cinobania foothills of the Revúca Highlands.

Dobrá Niva is a Gothic castle ruin perched on a cone-shaped hill at the junction of the Javorie range and the Pliešovská Basin, overlooking the village of Podzámčok.

The ruins of a medieval fortified residence in the village of Dúbravica are located midway between Banská Bystrica and Zvolenská Slatina in central Slovakia.

Scarce remains of a noble residence near the village of Figa in the Rimavská Sobota district, largely destroyed during motorway construction.

Fiľakovo Castle stands on a steep volcanic rock of the Cerová Highlands right in the centre of the town of Fiľakovo.

Glanzenberg is a ruined castle near Banská Štiavnica, its remains perched on a ridge approximately one kilometre north of the town centre.

The ruins of Hajnáčka Castle stand on a basalt volcanic crag above the village of Hajnáčka in the Cerová Highlands.

Hodejov Castle is a ruin situated on a steep volcanic hill above the village cemetery in Hodejov, located between Fiľakovo and Rimavská Sobota.

The ruins of Jelšava Castle are situated on the wooded hill of Starý hrad in the Železník foothills of the Revúca Highlands, close to the town of Jelšava.

Litava is a castle whose scant remains are located about 20 km south-east of Krupina on the northern end of Pustý vrch hill, and which served as the historical predecessor of Čabraď Castle.

Modrý Kameň, the smallest town in Slovakia, is home to Gothic castle ruins and a well-preserved Baroque manor house on the edge of the Krupinská Planina plateau.

Muráň Castle is a scenic ruin perched on the hill of Cigánka with a dolomitic limestone cap, towering above the village of Muráň in the Muráň Plateau.

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.

Peťuša is a castle ruin perched on a hill above the left bank of the Hron River near the village of Ostrá Lúka, approximately 5 km from Zvolen.

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.

Sitno Castle is a romantic ruin perched on andesite rocks on the southeastern spur of the highest peak in the Štiavnica Hills, within the cadastral area of the village of Ilija near Banská Štiavnica.

Teplica Castle is a medieval ruin perched on a forested andesite hill above the village of Sklené Teplice in the northern Štiavnica Hills.

Remains of a medieval castle perched on an eleven-metre rock outcrop in the Zoltánka park in Tornaľa.

Vartovka Krupina is a medieval watchtower above the town of Krupina, built as a defence against Ottoman raids, overlooking the Krupinica River valley at the border of the Krupina Plain and the Štiavnica Hills.

The remains of a medieval watchtower, including clearly visible stone foundations, can be found on a forested hill approximately 150 metres southwest of Vígľaš Castle.

Čabraď is a Gothic castle ruin perched on a rocky spur encircled on three sides by the Litava River, located in the Krupina Plateau southeast of the village of Čabradský Vrbovok.

In the park near the Municipal Office in Ľubietová, archaeologically uncovered wall remains of the south-western bastion of the original town castle can be found.

Šomoška is a carefully conserved castle ruin perched on a basalt hill in the Cerová Highlands, directly on the border with Hungary.

Šášov Castle is a striking ruin set on a steep cliff above the Hron River at the edge of the Štiavnica Hills, belonging to the village of Šášovské Podhradie.

Žakýl is a ruined castle perched on an andesite hill above the village of Podhorie in the northern Štiavnica Hills.

The watchtower bastion in Žibritov is a preserved remnant of an anti-Ottoman fortification situated at the crossroads of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, the Sitnianské foothills and the Krupinská planina plateau.

Zvolen Castle is a well-preserved Gothic structure with a Renaissance superstructure, rising above the Slatina stream in the very heart of the city of Zvolen.

The Renaissance manor house in Dolná Mičiná near Banská Bystrica was developed from a medieval Gothic stronghold and still graces the peaceful valley of the Lukavica stream.

Gunda is the ruin of a fortified manor house hidden in the forests northeast of the village of Ostrá Lúka near Zvolen.

The manor house in Hliník nad Hronom was built on the site of a Gothic fortification and originally served as a fortified noble residence in the region between the Štiavnica Hills, the Kremnica Hills, and the Vtáčnik range.

A restored Gothic-Renaissance manor house known as the Water Castle is located in the village of Hronsek on the left bank of the Hron River, about 10 km south of Banská Bystrica.

The restored Renaissance manor house in Ostrá Lúka sits on an elevated plateau between the Štiavnica Hills and the Pliešovce Basin, near the town of Zvolen.

A Renaissance two-storey manor house built in the first half of the 17th century stands on a hill where a Gothic castle had previously existed since the early 14th century.

Remains of a fortified medieval manor house in the hamlet of Patkôš near Hontianske Tesáre, on the southwestern edge of the Krupina Plateau.

The restored Baroque-Classicist manor house in the village of Svätý Anton, near Banská Štiavnica, is one of the most significant architectural landmarks in central Slovakia.

The baroque manor house in Vidiná, near Lučenec, was built on the foundations of an older structure and sits in the alluvial plain of the Kriváň stream.

The Renaissance manor house in the village of Vlkanová, south of Banská Bystrica, is a precious historical monument of central Slovakia.

A Renaissance manor house built on older foundations stands on an elevated spot in the centre of Zolná, a village now forming part of the city of Zvolen.

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

The manor house in Žiar nad Hronom is a historic building featuring Renaissance-Baroque and Classicist elements, erected on medieval foundations.

A restored anti-Ottoman bastion in Štiavnické Bane, once part of the Windschacht fortification system, located approximately 3 km southwest of Banská Štiavnica.