[1] After the defeat of the Hungarian troops by the Ottoman army in the battle of Mohács in 1526, defences in more northern places in Hungary needed to be reinforced with new defensive structures.

[1] New Castle – a national cultural monument – is a six-floor Renaissance building with four bastions.

Because of its dominant position, it was also used as the town's live clock (exact time was announced every quarter of an hour on a trumpet).

A permanent exhibition called Anti-Turkish Wars in Slovakia is installed on four floors of the castle.

The highest floor offers a panoramic view of Banská Štiavnica and its environs.