Nitra Castle

Nitra Castle (Slovak: Nitriansky hrad) is a castle located in the Old Town of Nitra, Slovakia. It is a dominant of the city and a national cultural monument.

History

The castle was built in the 11th century on the place of an earlier fort. The core of the castle is St. Emmeram's Cathedral with the Bishop's residence, with several different parts. The oldest surviving part is the Romanesque Church of St. Emmeram from the 11th century. The other two parts of the cathedral are the originally Gothic Upper Church from the 14th century, and the Lower Church from the 17th century. The originally Gothic Bishop's Palace got its present Late Baroque appearance in the 18th century. There are also surviving parts of the castle fortifications, the majority of which were created in the 16th and 17th centuries and smaller part from the Middle Ages.

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Jenni Vanhanen
21 August 2011
Dogs are not aloud in castle yard.
Martin Xorpi
12 August 2014
Povinná zastávka pre turistov v Nitre. Ideálne miesto pre fotografov s výhľadom na Zobor a centrum NR. Odporúcam sem zájsť cez leto, v zime to nemá zmysel.
Healing Of The Future✨
24 October 2019
Úžasné historické miesto! Výhľad na panoráma mesta Nitra a Zobor! ????
Matúš Benian
12 March 2012
Jednoznačne najkrajšia časť Nitry. Ideálne na prechádzku. Krásny výhľad na Nitru a Zobor.
Dusan
27 December 2013
V podstate je sem cesta v zime zbytocna... Vsetko je zatvorene a ani z vyhladu vela nemate...
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Námestie Jána Pavla II. 1013, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia Get directions
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Sat 8:00 AM–9:00 PM
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Wed 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

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