Pieniny Castle
Pieniny Castle, also known as the Castle of St. Kinga, is a ruined medieval Polish castle located near Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in the Pieniny mountains.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruins, Pieniny mountains, Poland
- Also known as: “Zamek Pieniński”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zamkowa Góra and Three Crowns.
Three Crowns
Scenic viewpoint
Trzy Korony is the summit of the Three Crowns Massif, an independent portion of a range called Pieniny Mountains in the south of Poland. Trzy Korony forms the central part of a compact group of connected mountains known as Pieniny Środkowe, consisting mainly of the limestone and dolomite rock strata. Three Crowns is situated 1 km southwest of Pieniny Castle.
Polana Kosarzyska
Meadow
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Polana Kosarzyska is a meadow, which is situated 400 metres south of Pieniny Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Červený Kláštor and Biały Potok.
Červený Kláštor
Village
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Červený Kláštor is a small village and municipality in the far north Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia, near the Polish border, in the Zamagurie region.
Biały Potok
Hamlet
Biały Potok is a part of a village Krościenko nad Dunajcem in the administrative district of Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. Biały Potok is situated 2½ km northwest of Pieniny Castle.
Tylka
Village
Tylka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. Tylka is situated 2½ km northwest of Pieniny Castle.
Pieniny Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Nowy Targ County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.42011° or 49° 25′ 12″ northLongitude
20.42028° or 20° 25′ 13″ eastInception
<1241Open location code
8GX2CCCC+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 2486976828OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q9386547
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Slovak—“Pieniny Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Pieninen-Burg”
- Polish: “Zamek Pieniński”
- Polish: “Zamek Pieniny”
- Polish: “zamek św. Kingi”
- Slovak: “Pieninský hrad”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Polana Pieniny and Pańska Skała.
Nearby Places
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