{"id":2071,"date":"2020-06-03T08:30:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T07:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/historia\/hradok-bodon\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:21:17","slug":"hradok-bodon","status":"publish","type":"historia","link":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/historia\/hradok-bodon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodon Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bodon Castle<\/strong> It is built on a prominent, circular rocky outcrop at an altitude of 855.2 metres. It has several names \u2013 the circular shape of the rock gave the castle its name in the Middle Ages <strong>Kerekku<\/strong> (Round Rock). The Slavic inhabitants of the surrounding area named it, due to its distinctive protruding shape, <strong>Poppy<\/strong>. The third name is <strong>Bodo\u0148<\/strong> according to its founder \u2013 the nobleman Budun of Plosk\u00e9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the history of Bodo\u0148 Castle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first written mention of the castle dates back to 1285, when Budun had it built. According to surviving documents, members of his family (his wife and children) took refuge here during the Tatar invasions at the end of <strong>13. and beginning. 14th century<\/strong>. The settlement in the Middle Ages was not long-lasting, but a rescue archaeological excavation uncovered several structures, including the foundations of the main tower. This tower, together with the visible ramparts of the former walls, are the most prominent remains of the castle. Traces of the castle\u2019s fortifications can also be seen today on the rocky plateau. There are no other traces of masonry structures. However, it is assumed that wooden dwellings and farm buildings once stood on the plateau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bodo\u0148 Castle is, in terms of its altitude, <strong>one of the highest-altitude medieval castles<\/strong> in Slovakia. It covers almost the entire summit plateau, measuring 52 by 50 metres. The rock faces are up to 20 metres high.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The high rock walls, especially on the eastern and southern sides, serve as training walls for rock climbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a possibility of barbecue near the castle, and there is also a spring of drinking water nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bodo\u0148 Castle is a part of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarisskahradnacesta.sk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;\u0160ari\u0161 Castle Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: OOCR R\u0160<br>Source of photographs: OOCR R\u0160<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5323,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"kategoria-poi":[105,106,102,107],"lokalita":[28],"sezona-poi":[13,15,14],"trvanie-vyletu":[114],"class_list":["post-2071","historia","type-historia","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kategoria-poi-historia","kategoria-poi-hrady","kategoria-poi-prirodne-krasy","kategoria-poi-turistika","lokalita-presov-a-okolie","sezona-poi-jar","sezona-poi-jesen","sezona-poi-leto","trvanie-vyletu-celodenne-vylety"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historia\/2071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/historia"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kategoria-poi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kategoria-poi?post=2071"},{"taxonomy":"lokalita","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lokalita?post=2071"},{"taxonomy":"sezona-poi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sezona-poi?post=2071"},{"taxonomy":"trvanie-vyletu","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trvanie-vyletu?post=2071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}