Palanok Castle

Palanok Castle, Munkács Castle
Mukachevo, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
The Palanok Castle
TypeCastle
Site information
ConditionSurvives in good condition; some parts in disrepair.
Site history
Built10th century

The Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle (Ukrainian: Замок "Паланок", romanizedZamok "Palanok"; Hungarian: Munkács vára or Munkácsi vár; German: Plankenburg) is a historic castle in the city of Mukacheve in the western Ukrainian oblast (province) of Zakarpattia. The Palanok Castle is delicately preserved,[1] and is located on a 68-metre-high (223 ft) former volcanic hill. The castle complex consists of three parts: the high, middle, and low castle.[2]

  1. ^ myukraine.info Archived 2019-05-07 at the Wayback Machine — Mukachevsky "Palanok" Castle
  2. ^ ukrainainkognita.org.ua Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine — Mukachevskyi zamok "Palanok" Part 1

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