Place Strečno Castle

Famous ruin over the river Váh

Petr Liška
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Inserted: 25.10.2018
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Directly above the Váh River, on a high rock promontory, stands the extensive ruin of Strečno Castle. The castle was built as a protector of the busy trade route in place where the river Váh broke through the ridge of the Little Fatra mountains

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