- Type
- Castle
- Origins
- 14th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Style
- Gothic architecture
- Coordinates
- 49.3152°, 20.6994°
History
The castle on a hill above the Poprad was built around 1300 to guard the border between Hungary and Poland and a trade route. In 1412 King Sigismund of Hungary pledged thirteen Spiš towns, together with Ľubovňa, to Władysław Jagiełło, and the castle became the seat of the Polish starosts of Spiš, among them the Lubomirski family, who extended it in Renaissance style. During the Swedish Deluge of 1655–1661 the Polish coronation regalia were hidden here. The pledge lasted until 1769, when Austria occupied the territory. From 1882 to 1945 the castle belonged to the Zamoyski family.
What to see
The castle houses the Ľubovňa Museum, with exhibitions on the fortress and the Polish starosty, period rooms, a chapel and an armoury. The tower and bastions overlook the Poprad valley and the Pieniny hills. At the foot of the hill an open-air museum gathers timber cottages and a wooden church from nearby villages, and in summer the castle stages knightly shows.
Wikipedia article Wikidata Q1072570
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