Vinné Castle Ruins, Vinné, Slovakia

Vinné Castle is the ruin of a Gothic castle probably built in the second half of the 13th century to protect the road leading to Poland. During the war of the Hungarian King Matthias and the Polish monarch Casimir IV it was severely damaged in 1466. In the beginning of the 16th century the castle repaired and fortified but in 1594 it was again damaged by the imperial army. In the mid-17th century Vinne castle was left to decay. At the beginning of the 18th century during the uprising agains Habsburgs the castle was finally demolished. Since it is has been in ruins.

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Craig German (6 months ago)
Visited the historic vinné castle ?. About 1 and a half hours walk from the lake using the path through the forest, then road and back to the forest. Nice to hike .spectacular view when you reach the top .worth the while. Castle is still being reconstructed. Would recommend if you in the area ?

AK 1972 (15 months ago)
Very nice hike from the village of Vinne. A little bit steep but short.

Filip Med (3 years ago)
Very nice castle ruins with beautiful view of the surrounding area and Zemplínska Šírava. They started the reconstruction, so there is a pretty big scaffolding around the walls. Hike is pretty short and not so hard - we went from Vinne village.

Jan Balaz (3 years ago)
Nice and interesting place with medieval atmosphere. A reconstruction is in progress.

Matúš Jelínek (4 years ago)
Nice view and lovely place

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