The Devin castle, 13 km distant from Bratislava, is situated on the hill over the confluence of the Morava river with the Danube river. It is one of the ancient castles of Slovakia. In the historical written ones from the 864 it had the name of the fortress DOWINA, with one remarkable importance from a strategic point of view. The Devin castle had the task protect is the trades roads them that the country.
