#devín castle

[theodoreangelos]

The ruins of Devín Castle or Devínsky hrad is a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Zrúcanina hradu Devín alebo Devínsky hrad je hrad v Devíne, ktorý je mestskou časťou Bratislavy, hlavného mesta Slovenska. Szlovákiában, a Duna és a Morva folyók összefolyásánál, az úgynevezett Dévényi-kapunál található az egykori Dévényi vár maradványa. Die Burg Theben oder Thebener Burg ist eine Ruine im gleichnamigen Stadtteil von Bratislava in der Slowakei. Le château de Devín est une forteresse médiévale située dans le village historique de Devín qui constitue aujourd'hui une partie de Bratislava, la capitale de la Slovaquie. Девин — разрушенный замок, один из народных символов Словакии. Теперь эта территория входит в границы Братиславы.

[theodoreangelos]

The ruins of Devín Castle or Devínsky hrad is a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Zrúcanina hradu Devín alebo Devínsky hrad je hrad v Devíne, ktorý je mestskou časťou Bratislavy, hlavného mesta Slovenska. Szlovákiában, a Duna és a Morva folyók összefolyásánál, az úgynevezett Dévényi-kapunál található az egykori Dévényi vár maradványa. Die Burg Theben oder Thebener Burg ist eine Ruine im gleichnamigen Stadtteil von Bratislava in der Slowakei. Le château de Devín est une forteresse médiévale située dans le village historique de Devín qui constitue aujourd'hui une partie de Bratislava, la capitale de la Slovaquie. Девин — разрушенный замок, один из народных символов Словакии. Теперь эта территория входит в границы Братиславы.

[jontycrane]

Bratislava

Slovakia’s capital Bratislava is a rather pleasant place, very walkable (though watch out for the trams!), with enough to see to fill a day (if little more).

The obvious place to start is with Bratislava Castle. Incredibly there have been fortifications on this site since 3500BC, but the current buildings date from since the 1960s, replacing ruins from a fire in 1811. The formal gardens before…

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[archaicwonder]

The Legend of the Virgin Tower at Devín Castle, Slovakia

Devín Castle is the first recorded castle in Slovakia, mentioned in records from 864. It was built by Slavs at the confluence of the Danube and Moravian rivers as a defense against Frankish tribes. The stone fortifications that replaced the original wooden fortress withstood attacks for almost a millennium before Napoleon’s troops destroyed them in 1809.

The Virgin Tower:

The legend is about Sir Nicholas, lord of Devín Castle, who went far away to Carinthia to seek a bride. He fell in love with Margaret, the daughter of a rich Carinthian family, but her father refused Nicholas' offer to marry. Nicholas decided to kidnap Margaret and marry her anyway, which she did not object to because she was enamored with him as well.

Before the illicit wedding could take place, Margaret's uncle, the Abbot of Isenburg, captured her and headed back home to Carinthia. However Sir Nicholas pursued them and won his bride back after a short fight. Sir Nicholas returned to Devín with Margaret where they were married immediately.

That same day Margaret's uncle returned with reinforcements and besieged the castle. Outnumbered, Sir Nicholas and Margaret retreated to the slim tower overlooking the rivers. Fearing the angry mob below, Sir Nicholas and Margaret, with their marriage not yet consummated, jumped to their deaths from the tower into the rocky Danube below. The tower has been known as the Virgin Tower from that day forward.

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Devín Castle