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Situated on a hill 269 feet (82m) above the city,
Bratislava Castle is a prominent structure on the city's skyline
and provides excellent views of Bratislava, as well as over
Austria, and even Hungary in fine weather. It has been inhabited
for thousands of years due to its important location on the Danube
River in central Europe, and has been destroyed and rebuilt several
times in its history, as well as undergoing a series of
reconstructions and extensions. Four towers make up the enormous
castle building, enclosing a courtyard and collections of the
Slovak National Museum, as well as a Treasure
Chamber.
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Situated on a cliff 696 feet (212m) above the
confluence of the Morava and Danube Rivers, Devin Castle is one of
the most important archaeological sites in Slovakia. The oldest
traces of settlement date back to 5,000 BC, and for centuries the
mighty fortress citadel was impenetrable until the arrival of
Napoleon's troops who blew the castle up in 1809. Its image is
depicted on postage stamps and Slovakian money.
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