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Čičva

Slovakia

You come up through trees, and the ruin appears in pieces: a stretch of wall, then another, on a wooded spur of the Beskydy foothills above Podčičva, part of the village of Sedliská. Čičva stands only 205 metres above sea level, south of the Veľká Domaša reservoir, yet the hill gives far-reaching views. It has been a ruin since 1711 and a protected cultural monument since 1963. The name causes some confusion: the form Čičava is described as incorrect, yet it still appears widely, including in parts of the same reference that warns against it.

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