Hungary
Northern Hungary
Nógrád County

Salgó Castle

Salgó Castle is a stronghold near , county, 120 km from . Originally built as a tower by the Kacsics clan in the 13th century to withstand the Mongol invasions of the 13th century, it was later renovated into a fortress by King Béla IV.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Hungarian castle
  • Also known as: “Castle of Salgó, Salgótarján”, “Nagy-Salgó”, “Salgo”, “Salgóvár”, and “Salgóvár-hegy”
  • Address: 036/1, 036/3, and 036/4

Places of Interest

Highlights include Šomoška Castle and Somoskőújfalu railway station.

Castle
Photo: Civertan, CC BY 2.5.
are the ruins of a castle located in the village of in the of Slovakia. The castle is a part of the Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area. is situated 3 km north of Salgó Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Rakás, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km northwest of Salgó Castle.

Peak
Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Salgó Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Šiatorská Bukovinka and Salgótarján.

Village
Photo: Civertan, CC BY 2.5.
is a and municipality in the in the of . is situated 4½ km north of Salgó Castle.

Photo: Packa, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the county seat and largest city in Nógrád county, . Once a small mining town, the city was built in a very modern communist style, leaving much to be desired in terms of classical architecture.

Village
Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the of southern . is situated 7 km east of Salgó Castle.

Salgó Castle

Latitude
48.14468° or 48° 8′ 41″ north
Longitude
19.84707° or 19° 50′ 50″ east
Elevation
569 metres (1,867 feet)
Inception
1331
Open location code
8FWX4RVW+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 333423710
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3045645
Wiki­data ID
Q617538
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Salgó Castle” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Шалго”
  • Cebuano: “Salgó”
  • Dutch: “Salgó”
  • Georgian: “შალგოს ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Burg Salgó”
  • German: “Salgó Vára”
  • Hungarian: “Salgó vára”
  • Ladin: “Castle of Salgó”
  • Russian: “Замок Шальго”
  • Swedish: “Salgó”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Salgó”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Salgóbánya and Tatár-árok.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salgó and Fanyúl.

Nógrád County: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Salgó Castle”. Photo: Sztudva Gyöngyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.