Old Castle Divin. At the moment (summer 2023) there is some reconstruction work going on, but we were still able to move around very freely and climb around everywhere. Nice view of the area. In the village itself there is ice cream and a few restaurants.

Translation of the story:
1329 – the castle is mentioned under the name of Dyun;

1393 – the castle is mentioned under the name castrum Duyen;

15th century – the Tomaj and Losoncz families gradually rebuilt and expanded the castle;

1467 – 1469 – the castle is mentioned under the name of castrum Dywyn;

15th century - Divín under the administration of the Losonczi family, Michal Orsgh and Ján Nádasdy - Ongor;

1522 - 1526/until 1679 - The Divín Castle is owned by the Balasso family;

1554 – The Turks conquered Fiľakovo and established the administrative district headquarters there. The Divín Castle gained an important place in the defense system of Central Slovak towns and Central Slovak mining area.

1557 – Turks besieged di

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