Ostrý Kameň Castle was built in the 13th century and is first mentioned in documents in 1273. As one of the border castles guarding the western borders of Hungary, it also had a special task to protect the long-distance trade route leading from Buda through western Slovakia through this pass to the Czech lands. is generally known as the so-called Czech way. Its name is probably derived from the shape of the rock on which it is built. At first it was a royal property, but already in 1366 the king donated the castle to Mikuláš of Seč, which put him in private possession of Hungarian feudal families. At the end of the 14th century, the well-known Duke Stibor received a donation from King Sigismund. For a time it belonged to the Kegelevič family, the Thurz family, the Forgáč family and, from the 15th century, also to the counts of Svätý Jur and Pezinok. In the 16th century, it belonged to the Czoborovs together with the feudal estate that belonged to it, but from 1554 the Bakič family and the Révai family owned a quarter of the castle. In 1704, a large battle of Kuruk took place in the vicinity of the castle, during which the castle was probably also damaged. At that time, the Czech road already led through Bratislava and the castle lost its function. At the end of the 18th century, the castle and the manor were inherited by the Pálffy family, who transferred the seat of the manor from the castle to the town of Moravský Svätý Ján. Since then, the castle was deserted and only ruins remain.
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