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Foundations of the Round Church of the Water Castle from the 11th or 12th Century

Foundations of the Round Church of the Water Castle from the 11th or 12th Century
Original function:
church
Current function:
ruin
Church:
Roman Catholic
Address:
Kostolné námestie 1, 071 01 Michalovce
Historical Hungarian county:
Zemplén
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.757515, 21.925708
Google map:

History

It is situated south of the Sztáray Palace, in its park. Some Slovaks date the structure to the 9th century claiming that it was built by the Great Moravian Empire, but this wasn't even approved by the official Slovak historiography that anyway is largely built on alternative realities.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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