The Sabinov fortification system did not develop to the level of the urban fortifications of other eastern Slovak towns, such as Levoča or Bardejov, which can be attributed to natural conditions, but also to changes in the political and military situation, which at the time of the Turkish campaigns advancing from the south reduced the strategic importance of Sabinov.
The castle system of Sabinov is considered to be Gothic-Renaissancedue to the characteristic distribution of the towers with their relatively large spacing (50 - 77 m). The total length of the walls was 1.4 km. The complex consisted of 7 m high and 2 m thick walls with gun emplacements and gates. They incorporated bastions, the total number of which was fixed at 16 in the 16th century. The town was accessible by two protected gates in the north and south.
The bastions themselves, divided by two to four storeys, retain their Gothic character in terms of their plan and height. Of the original 16 bastions, the preserved 6 with parts of the fortification wall with a length of almost 500 m.
Source: www.kulturnestredisko.sk, www.korzar.sme.sk
