Devín Gate

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Devín Gate (Slovak: Devínska brána, formerly - Latin - Porta Hungarica) is a natural gate in the Danube valley at the borders of Slovakia and Austria. In a wider sense it begins below Bratislava Castle, in which case the gate is 11,5 km long and 2-7 km wide, in a narrower sense it begins below Devín Castle and ends near the Hundsheimer Berg in Austria on the right bank of the Danube.

In Slovakia, the Gate is a part of the Little Carpathians.

It has been inhabited from prehistoric ages and castles have been built there: especially the Hainburg Castle, Devín Castle and Bratislava Castle.