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Strecno Castle
A dramatic 14th-century ruin perched on a limestone crag directly above the Vah river gorge, towering over the busy Zilina–Martin road in one of Slovakia's most photographed roadside views.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Žilina Region, Slovakia · Europe
Čadca is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Raková, 29km from Strecno Castle.
Čadca is a town located in Žilina Region, Slovakia. With a population of 22,655, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Čadca sits in Slovakia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bratislava time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Čadca to your route.
Čadca (; until 1918 Čatca, Czača, Hungarian: Csaca, Polish: Czadca) is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Čadca is located in Žilina Region, Slovakia, Europe. The coordinates are 49.4350 latitude, 18.7889 longitude.
Čadca has a population of approximately 22,655 people, making it a town in Slovakia.
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A dramatic 14th-century ruin perched on a limestone crag directly above the Vah river gorge, towering over the busy Zilina–Martin road in one of Slovakia's most photographed roadside views.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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A 1,018 m saddle in the Beskids crowned by Dušan Jurkovič's fairy-tale timber buildings Libušín and Maměnka (1898), a masterwork of folk Art Nouveau. A ridge walk leads to the pagan god statue of Radegast and the Radhošť chapel.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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A dramatic cliff-top castle perched high above the Orava River, famously used as a filming location for the 1922 movie Nosferatu.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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The world's first folk-architecture reserve: a mountain village of dark log houses painted with white geometric patterns, a tradition some 200 years old that inspired Slovakia's Olympic team designs.
57 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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