Devín Castle

The castle stands just inside Slovak territory on the frontier between Slovakia and Austria. The site has been established in the Neolithic Age and fortified in the Bronze and Iron Age and later by Celts and Romans. The cliff with elevation of 212 meters is an ideal place for a fort due to its position at the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers. The fort watches over an important trade route along the Danube as well as one branch of the Amber Road.