The ruins of Čachtice Castle are located in Slovakia, adjacent to the Čachtice village. Because of the uncommon flora that grow on the hill where it is located, it has been designated as a national nature reserve. The Countess Elizabeth Báthory, who was accused of being a serial killer, lived at the castle before it was converted into a jail. As a guard on the route to Moravia, Kazimir of the Hont-Pázmány gens constructed Čachtice in the middle of the thirteenth century. It later belonged to Elizabeth Báthory, the Stibor family, and before that to Matthew Csák. When Elizabeth married Ferenc Nádasdy in 1575, the Nádasdy family gave her Čachtice, along with the surrounding estates and villages. Čachtice was formerly a Romanesque fortress with a fascinating dwelling tower built like a horseshoe. Later on, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, its size was expanded, and it was transformed into a Gothic castle. 17th-century renovations throughout the Renaissance came next. In 1708, rebels of Francis II Rákóczi took control of the castle. In 1799, it suffered from negligence and was burned down. Before being converted into a tourist attraction in 2014, it was allowed to deteriorate
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