The Devin Castle, a few kilometres from the capital Bratislava in a westerly direction, in recent times had a major strategic importance. On a rocky outcrop it rises above the mouth of the Danube March and upwards. Now as the cornerstone of the border between Austria and Slovakia, each in mid-river runs. Once crossed here by the major trade route between East and West with the well-known Bernstein street, from the Mediterranean to the Baltic Sea resulted. The proof of the first settlement dates back to the 5th Millennium before our era. According to the comprehensive in the castle issued excavation finds. The cultural history of the area is very large from the Neolithic period beginning with Neolithic builders, the Magyars culture, the Hall instead of age, the Celts and the Romans. All they were there, in the veins of life, the water. Fruchtbares country and protected by the swamps of the Danube and the massif of the Devinska Kobyla. Among the many finds there is a unique one charred Brotlaibes, from the 5th Century. Due to the current investigation are valuable opportunities to draw conclusions about the diet at the time of migration.
Numerous extensions learned the castle in the 15th, 16th and 17 Only in the 18th century Century loses of strategic importance. At the beginning of the 19th Century, according to reports, it is still well preserved. Until the French under Napoleon were under attack. So it became a ruin.
On 27.2.1961 brought the Slovak National Assembly of the castle to the national cultural monument. But not only the beauty of the plant, but the splendor of the area of botanical and zoological view, the 1985 National arrange for the entire area as a nature reserve to declare. After the opening of the border, also the importance of this castle and its beautiful natural environment for tourism recognized. For years the authorities with the excavations and the restoration of the plant. There are historically significant new discoveries to light and from year to year, the formerly dilapidated ruin the visitors in a stattlicheren picture.
The town of Devin, is becoming a noble place. Where now dreaming small houses and the dogs in the evening to say good night, is architecturally very sensitively on the future work. Old is restored and built new thought. The population speaks of the secondary residences of the upper social class from Bratislava. Food prices to landesübliche is in a harmonious atmosphere. Admission to the castle is converted DM 2.-. We recommend money in the local currency to move, otherwise it can be more expensive sensitive.
Before the border was a dormant Devin village where the military and ruled the border. Barbed wire fences and patroullierende posts and a boat were always present. Now the fences are gone and the House authorities suspended the sunset and leave. Patroulliert is still, but on the other side of the river - as the times change it. About a mooring has Devin. From there, there is also a ferry service with the same culturally interesting city Hainburg / Danube and its national park in Austria.
