This small castle is located on a raised rock promontory - the position of Zámek about 1 km NE from the village Medzianky
The castle building consisted of a regular rectangular floor plan and was lined with a thick wall from 2 to 2.7 meters. The rampart with an adjacent ditch was connected on the northern side to the rock cliff. In the southeast, the ditch was stuck in a rock gorge and so the material for building the castle was obtained. On its southeast side was a stone residential tower with a thick wall. The ground floor was accessible by a small portal from the courtyard, where a 6 m deep tank was excavated. The northern tower was not a kind of bergfrit, but as the underpass passed through the ground floor, it was more like a gate tower.The castle had no ward and although it was small in size, it fulfills the idea of a guard and control point in a strategic position. The foundations of this castle were archaeologically uncovered in the 1980s.
Although archaeological research was carried out on the site of the castle in the 1980s and the floor plan of the castle was uncovered, even on the basis of numerous material finds, it is not possible to determine the exact builder of the castle. However, it is assumed that the castle was built by the Johannites, who in 1210 received the territory of Medzianky. However, it is certain to date the origin of the castle, which existed before the middle of the 13th century. The greatest prosperity of the castle dates back to the last third of the 13th century.
The original St. John's in the castle was replaced by the Crusaders of St. Grave. The Crusaders were forced to abandon their property in 1313, because after the battle of Rozhanovce (1312) between King Charles and the Omodej family, the master magician Kokoš became the owner of the kings' property. From 1319, the castle belonged to the nobleman Ján.
From 1332, Demeter from the Abov family was the landowner and owner of the castle, who contributed to the development of Hanušovice, but archaeological research did not confirm any reconstruction of the castle at that time. Later, the castle was owned by the Soos family from Solivar and in the 15th century it was also the seat of the brothers' movement. They left it in 1460 due to lack of space and probably built a fortress, called Zadná hura, above today's Chmeľov. The castle then fell into disrepair as a result of internal political struggles and eventually disappeared.
There are no myths available.
The ruin is freely accessible.