Divin Castle
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Enes Yılandiloğlu
Creators: Enes Yılandiloğlu
Contributors:
Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Nov 04, 2025 10:42 AM
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History
A castle built in the 13th century. Today, it is located at Devin in Slovakia's Banská Bystrica region.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/520440461
48.4481069751, 19.5331870093
- Representative Locations:
- OSM Location: Divin Castle (AD 1200 - Present) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Burg Divín (German, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Divin Castle (English, AD 1700 - AD 1799)
- Divín (Slovak, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Divínsky hrad (Slovak, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
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Pleiades
"DIVIN, a castle in the Hither Circle of the Danube, in Lower Hungary, upon a very steep rock. In 1576 it was taken by the Turks, who kept it till 1593. In the year 1674, it was taken from the rebels Balassa, and demolished; so that at present it is no more than a heap of rubbish. From it a place in the neighbourhood takes its name, in whose jurisdiction it stands. The inhabitants employ themselves in agriculture and hunting." (Seally, 1787, Vol. 1, s.v. “Vidin”)
Enes Yılandiloğlu, and Tom Elliott, 'Divin Castle: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/520440461> [accessed: 18 November 2025]
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