• Orava Castle stands on the site of an old wooden fortification, built after the Mongol invasion of Hungary of 1241. ... Orava castle, seen from the N-NE.
  • One the most beautiful and largest castles in Slovakia, in the northern Orava region, Orava Castle is situated on a high rock above Orava river.
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  • The castle then held the position of a county castle with the seat of Orava administration headquarters that controlled almost the whole Orava region.
  • Orava castle - Preserved castle on the top of limestone parallel bars overlooking the river Orava in the Orava Highlands - dominating the village Oravský Podzámok.
  • The Small Tour (B) Visitors will visit the Lower Castle, including The Treasury of Orava Castle, The Chapel of St. Michael and Thurzo palace.
  • Orava Castle was built around the mid-thirteenth century. The first record of it comes from 1267 and says about the takeover by Bela IV from Mika of the Balass family.
  • Add Orava Castle to a New List. ... Orava Castle is an eerie and majestic place, built high up on a rocky cliff over the winding Orava river.
  • Orava Castle together with the surrounded Orava lands were alternately property of royals and rich squires. The Thurzos turned the castle into a today's look.