Plavecké Podhradie
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Plavecké Podhradie is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in the Malacky District in the Bratislava region.
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[edit] History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1247 AD.
[edit] Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 256 metres and covers an area of 21.188km². It has a population of 696 people.
[edit] Sights
The Plaveč Castle and few caves in the Little Carpathians are located nearby.
[edit] Plaveč castle(remains)
Original Castle was built in 13th century. Middle part consisted of gothic castle:rectangular tower and the palace. In 16th century it was expensively rebuilt into renaissance fortress with low courtyards. It was continually fortiefied and maintained during 17th century, when new cannon bastions were built. In 1706 it was damaged by army and so became delapidated in 18th century. The remains are visible from surrounding environment, part of Zahorie district can be seen from the remains. Water font is located near the remains.
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