Gýmeš Castle
Gýmeš Castle also known as Jelenec Castle are the ruins of a medieval castle located on the steep quartzite hill Dúň on the southern slope of the Tribeč mountain range, approximately 5 km north of the village of Jelenec.Photo: Hraskaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dúň and Church of St George.
Veľký Lysec
Peak
Photo: Pe-Jo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Veľký Lysec is a peak, which is situated 3½ km east of Gýmeš Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kostoľany pod Tribečom and Ladice.
Kostoľany pod Tribečom
Village
Photo: Newbog, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kostoľany pod Tribečom is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia.
Ladice
Village
Ladice is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia. Ladice is situated 3½ km southeast of Gýmeš Castle.
Jelenec
Village
Photo: Rios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jelenec is a municipality and village in the Nitra District of the south-west of Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. The village of Jelenec lies below the southeastern spurs of the Tribeč mountain range at an altitude of 192 m above sea level. Jelenec is situated 3½ km south of Gýmeš Castle.
Gýmeš Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: zrúcanina hradu
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kostoľany pod Tribečom, Zlaté Moravce District, Nitra Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.41146° or 48° 24′ 41″ northLongitude
18.22267° or 18° 13′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FWWC66F+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 37860987OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1031394
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Vietnamese—“Gýmeš Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Gýmeš”
- German: “Burg Gýmeš”
- Hungarian: “Gímes vára”
- Hungarian: “Gímesi vár”
- Slovak: “Gýmeš”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Gýmeš”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jelenska gastanica and Studený hrad.
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