Here is a model of the castle when it was built around 1358. The historical records say that there were 9 building stages spread out over more than a century. It came complete with a mote and a drawbridge, for security purposes of course. Throughout the centuries there were many different occupants of Strecno. In the early years it was mostly royalty. Later, wealthy commoners owned the castle. And as you might imagine many battles and wars have been fought here over the centuries.