Bytča Castle

Bytča Castle
Kaštieľ v Bytči
Bytča, Slovakia
Site information
TypeCastle
Controlled byCultural Heritage Monuments of Slovakia
Site history
Built1571–1574

Bytča Castle (Slovak: Kaštieľ v Bytči, Hungarian: nagybiccsei várkastély) also known as Bytča Manor, is a Renaissance building (manor house, sometimes referred to as a castle) in the center of the district town of Bytča in the Žilina Region, Slovakia.

The manor house complex, consisting of its own Renaissance palace and the Wedding Palace, as well as farm and residential buildings, is one of the most significant and architecturally impressive feudal residences in Slovakia. Bytča Castle is also considered to be one of the most important Renaissance monuments not only in Slovakia, but also in Central Europe. It has been listed as a national cultural monument since 1970.