The oldest of the stone royal castles of the Liptov region, the seat of the court governor, the deputy governor of Zvolen within the Liptov, and later the seat of the governor of the independent Liptov Comitatus and Liptov County. The castle is located on Sestrč Hill, above the village of Kalameny in the Lower Liptov, at an elevation of 999.96 m above sea level. It is thought to be the highest placed castle building in all of Slovakia, Bohemia and Moravia.
The first written mention of the castle dates back to 1262, when it was already standing. At the end of the 14th century, Liptov Castle was directly affected by complications of Central European politics. After the battles, the heavily damaged castle had to be repaired over many years.
The castle is situated on the land owned by the landowners’ association in the villages of Liptovská Sielnica and Kalameny. The maintenance of its ruins and the castle territory is managed by the municipal authorities, the landowners’ association and enthusiasts from the mentioned municipalities as well as Liptovská Teplá.
The castle is freely accessible along the yellow- and red-marked tourist route from the villages of Kalameny and Liptovske Vlachy, and a large part of the climb passes over relatively exposed terrain. Every year, on Easter Monday, the traditional ascent to its modest ruins takes place, organised by hikers from Liptovská Teplá.

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Different versions of a legend about the castle, which are linked with the siege by King Matthias I Corvinus in 1474, tell of a woman in a white dress wandering around the ruined castle. She is either the cursed daughter of the castle lord or a kidnapped maiden who wanted to open the castle gates to the royal army. Only a knight, who leads her across the stream, can free her, and he’ll receive a hidden treasure as a reward. At other times, she appears in the form of a pig, carrying the keys to the castle in its snout.
Another legend speaks about how the lord of the castle had a cannonball fired from its walls leaving fate to decide who would own the castle and the castle estate. The stone ball landed near Sielnica, and thus Liptovská Sielnica became the owner of Liptov Castle.