Pajštún Castle, Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area

Name: Pajštún Castle
Address: Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area, Slovakia

#6 among attractions in Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area

Forts and castles, Historical place

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Pajštún Castle or Pajštún is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality of Borinka in the Bratislava region of Slovakia. It is located on the western edge of the Little Carpathians at an altitude of 486 m. Because of its proximity to Bratislava, the castle is a popular hiking destination for the city's inhabitants. ()

Local name: Pajštún Built: XIII centuryDemolished: XIX centuryArchitectural style: RenaissanceCoordinates: 48°16'31"N, 17°4'58"E

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Pajštún Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Sebastian's Cathedral, Bratislavský lesný park, Stupava Synagogue, Chapel of the Holy Well.

6.2 miSE
Church
St. Sebastian's Cathedral, Bratislava
157 min walk • St. Sebastian's Cathedral, also called the Cathedral of the Military Ordinariate, is the name given to a Catholic church in Bratislava, which since 2009 ha been the cathedral of the Military Ordinariate of Slovakia.
4 miS
Nature, Forest, Natural attraction
Bratislavský lesný park, Bratislava
103 min walk • Bratislavský lesný park or Bratislava Forest Park is a forest park in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, located in the foothills of the Little Carpathians. Officially, it is part of numerous boroughs of Bratislava: Dúbravka, Karlova Ves, Záhorská Bystrica, Vinohrady, Old Town, New Town and Rača.
2.4 miW
Synagogue
Stupava Synagogue, Stupava, Slovakia
61 min walk • Stupava Synagogue, built in 1803, is located in Stupava, Malacky District, in Slovakia.
2.1 miS
Church
Chapel of the Holy Well, Bratislava
53 min walk • Chapel of the Holy well is a chapel located in Marianka, Slovakia. Rotunda Chapel of the Holy well was commissioned in 1696 for 1000 golden coins by earl Paul Eszterhazy and local baron Ján Macholány, who can be found pictured with his family on one of the ceiling frescos.
5.1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Rača, Bratislava
130 min walk • Rača is a borough of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Bratislava III district.
3.5 miE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Jurské jazero, Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area
89 min walk • Jurské jazero is a nature reserve in the Slovak municipality of Svätý Jur in the Bratislava region. The area is located at am altitude of 550m above sea level in the south-western part of the Little Carpathians. Jurské jazero covers an area of 27,49 ha between the summits of Malý Javorník and Velký Javorník.
1.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Devín Carpathians, Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area
49 min walk • Devín Carpathians is a subdivision of the Little Carpathians mountain range, located entirely within Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is bordered by the city boroughs of Devín from the west, Devínska Nová Ves from the north, Dúbravka from the east and Karlova Ves from the south.
~1350 ftW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Pod Pajštúnom, Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area
7 min walk • Pod Pajštúnom is a nature reserve in the Slovak municipalities of Stupava and Borinka in the Malacky District. The nature reserve covers an area of 141 hectares of forests in the Little Carpathians. It has a protection level of 5 under the Slovak nature protection system.
2 miE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Strmina, Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area
51 min walk • Strmina is a nature reserve in the Slovak municipalities of Stupava and Borinka in the Malacky District. The nature reserve covers an area of 196 hectares of forests in the Little Carpathians.
5.3 miE
48°15'41"N • 17°11'50"E
Hrad Biely Kameň, Svätý Jur
137 min walk • Forts and castles
4.5 miSE
48°13'5"N • 17°7'48"E
Malá Baňa, Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area
115 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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How to get to Pajštún Castle by public transport?

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Borinka, Pracháreň • Lines: 219 (19 min walk)