Šášovské Podhradie () is a neighbourhood and a municipal borough of

Žiar nad Hronom Žiar nad Hronom (slang: Žiar, , ; until 1920 ''Svätý Kríž'' and until 1955 ''Svätý Kríž nad Hronom'') is a city in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Name development The name of the settlement has gone through multiple developments. P ...

, located some 5 km southeast of the city center.

Location

Šášovské Podhradie lies in the northern valleys of

Štiavnica Mountains The Štiavnica Mountains (also Štiavnické Mountains; , ) are a volcanic mountain range southern central Slovakia. They are part of Inner Western Carpathians and the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains. The area is protected by Štiavnica Moun ...

, on the left bank of

Hron The Hron (; ; ; ) is a long left tributary of the DanubeP ...

, near the confluence with Istebný potok brook at an altitude of 270 meters. It also includes outposts of Bukovinka and Srnosiete.

History

The settlement is first mentioned in 1363 as a place of processing of oak bark for tanners from

Liptov Liptov () is a historical and geographical region in central Slovakia with around 140,000 inhabitants. The area is also known by the German name ''Liptau'', the Hungarian ''Liptó'', the Latin name ''Liptovium'' and the Polish ''Liptów''. Etym ...

. Šášov Castle towers on the rocks above the settlement. The Castle is first mentioned in 1253 and is recorded as a royal castle since 1330. It served to protect the commercial routes near the important crossroads at

, along the Hron. It was devastated in 1667 and deserted since the 18th century. In the 21st century, the castle is renovated by a local civic association and volunteers. Šášovské Podhradie is a part of the city of

since 1971.

Transport

Intra-city bus line number 4 connects Šášovské Podhradie with the rest of the city. The neighbourhood is also easily accessible via Road I/65. It is also a junction of hiking trails to Podhorie, Ladomerská Vieska and

Hronská Breznica Hronská Breznica () is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1424 (Berzenche). It belonged, in dither order, to Dobrá Niv ...

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