• Kežmarok Castle is located on the eastern outskirts of Kežmarok, located in the Poprad basin. It was built on the site of a church from the 13th century.
  • The castle belongs to the castles called "town castles". It was built directly on the territory of the city of Kezmarok, in order to guard the city against enemies.
  • Jednou z významných kultúrno – historických pamiatok Podtatranskej kotliny je Kežmarský zámok, nazývaný tiež aj Kežmarský mestský hrad . Je jediným komplexne...
  • History The origins of the Kežmarok castle are associated with the Hungarian Zápolya family, who in the fifteenth century became the owners of a settlement…
  • Heritage renovation for museum purposes started in the beginning of the 20th century. Today the castle is the residence of Podtatranske Museum in Kežmarok.
  • Kežmarok Castle is the only fully preserved castle in Spiš, which has entered the history of Tatra tourism as the starting point of the first tourist trip to the High Tatras.
  • The first written mention of Kežmarok Castle comes from 1447, from the time when the crew of John Jiskra of Brandýs was here.
  • The castle was built in 1463 to defend the city of Kezmarok (Slovak: Kežmarok; Polish: Kieżmark; Old German: Käsmark, which means “cheese market”).
  • Kezmarok Castle. 4. 90 reviews. ... During our staying in Slovakia on our way to Lubovnia stopped in the city of Kežmarok to meet friends from Poland.
  • These days Kežmarok Castle is open to the public. It houses the local museum, where visitors can admire the attractive interiors of the castle – for example the...
  • The Hradná ulica street skirted by old burgher houses from the first half of the 16th century leads to the Hradné námestie square with the Castle of Kežmarok.
  • The castle from 1462 on a place of a former church from 13th century. ... Kežmarok, Kežmarský hrad; 1447, 1498 castrum Kesmark. Description.
  • Kežmarok Castle was constructed as a defensive castle shortly before 1463, when it is first mentioned in connection with the Hungarian Zápoľský family.