Šomoška Castle
Šomoška Castle are the ruins of a castle located in the village of Šiatorská Bukovinka in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. The castle is a part of the Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Slovakia
- Also known as: “Somoskő Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Šiator and Salgó Castle.
Salgó Castle
Photo: Sztudva Gyöngyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salgó Castle is a Hungarian stronghold near Salgótarján, Nógrád county, 120 km from Budapest. 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. Salgó Castle is situated 3 km south of Šomoška Castle.
Somoskőújfalu railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rakás, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Somoskőújfalu railway station is situated 3½ km southwest of Šomoška Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Šiatorská Bukovinka and Čakanovce.
Šiatorská Bukovinka
Village
Šiatorská Bukovinka is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Šiatorská Bukovinka is situated 2½ km northwest of Šomoška Castle.
Čakanovce
Village
Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Čakanovce is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Čakanovce is situated 6 km northwest of Šomoška Castle.
Radzovce
Village
Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Radzovce is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. The zip code of the village is 98558. The population nationality consist of 80% Hungarian and 20% Slovak. Radzovce is situated 6 km north of Šomoška Castle.
Šomoška Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nógrád County, Northern Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.17141° or 48° 10′ 17″ northLongitude
19.85692° or 19° 51′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8FWX5VC4+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 114694508OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q748687
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Slovak—“Šomoška Castle” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Шомошка”
- Czech: “Šomoška”
- German: “Burg Šomoška”
- German: “Burg Somoskö”
- German: “Somoskői Vár”
- Hungarian: “Somoskő vára”
- Hungarian: “somoskői vár”
- Hungarian: “Somoskői vár”
- Polish: “Zamek Šomoška”
- Slovak: “Šomoška”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Petőfi-liget and Petőfi-kunyhó.
Nearby Places
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