Lietava Castle

Lietava Castle (Slovak: Lietavský hrad, older names Litova, Letava, Lethowa, Zsolnalitva) is an extensive castle ruin in the Súľov Mountains of northern Slovakia, between the villages of Lietava and Lietavská Svinná-Babkov in the Žilina District.

Members of the Balas family are thought to have constructed a four-storey tower, and this was expanded over the years by successive owners.

[1] In the early 14th century, it is mentioned with Máté Csák III, one of the powerful magnates in the Kingdom of Hungary.

The castle changed hands several times until the 16th century when the Thurzó family gained it.

It can be accessed along a blue waymarked trail from the village of Lietava, a walk that takes about thirty minutes.