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Ruin of gothic Devin castle, Bratislava, Slovakia #250916540
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DevÃÂn castle is one of the oldest castles in Slovakia. The castle was likely first mentioned in written sources in 864, when Louis the German besieged Prince Rastislav in one of the frequent wars between the Franks and Great Moravia respectively in the "castle of Dowina". On the other hand, the identification of Dowina with DevÃÂn Castle has been under debate[4] based on alleged linguistic arguments and the absence of convincing archaeologic evidence. DevÃÂn has become an important national symbol for the Slovaks. It featured both on the reverse of the former 500 Czechoslovak koruna banknote and the 50 Halierov coin of the Slovak currency.