HAJNÁČKA Castle

Hajnáčka Castle is a freely accessible ruin of the original Gothic castle, which was built in the 13th century. It is located on a basalt hill directly above the village Hajnáčka. The village can be found in the middle of the Cer Highlands, in the valley of the river Gortva, 12 km southeast of Fiľakovo. During the Tartar invasion (1241-1242), the former Jobagionists of Beckov Castle built a fortification on Darmskó Hill. Originally, the castle served as a refuge. Later, around the middle of the 15th century, the castle was completed. It burned down in 1703 and was not rebuilt. Remains of the walls of the hard-to-reach highest part of the castle with a regular palace and a horseshoe-shaped bastion have been preserved from the castle. It is not even visible from a distance that a castle once stood here.