Trenčin Castle

Trenčín Castle We can see it from a distance from all directions. It dominates the city of Trenčín and the whole Považie.
As a magnet, it has been attracting the eyes of passengers for centuries to tell them the story of the historical guardian of trade routes and reveal the secrets of the seat of "Mr. Vah and the Tatras".

History

In the period of Great Moravia, the fortified settlement stood on the site of today's castle as the administrative center of the adjacent region. Today's castle was built in the 11th century as a border fortress, which guarded important Váh fords and important Carpathian passes, through which passed the trade routes connecting the region of northern Hungary and Central Slovak mining towns with Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Poland.
In the following centuries, it became the seat of the border committee, the royal and later aristocratic county. The most famous monarch and owner of the castle was Matúš Čák Trenčiansky, who made it the center of his extensive states with his own court.
Trenčín Castle surpassed the royal court with its wealth and splendor.