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List Of Castles In Slovakia
This is a list of castles in Slovakia. This list includes palaces, citadels and manor houses. These Slovak language, Slovak words translate as follows: #''hrad'', ''hrádok'' - castle #''zámok'' - correctly: château, commonly translated as castle #''pevnosť'' - fortress, citadel #''kaštieľ'' - mansion or manor house Preserved castles Castle ruins See also * List of castles in Europe * List of castles External links List of Slovak castles at castles.skSlovak castles at slovenskehrady.sk {{Castles by country Castles in Slovakia, * Lists of castles in Europe, Slovakia Lists of buildings and structures in Slovakia, Castles Lists of castles by country, Slovakia Lists of tourist attractions in Slovakia, Castles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private fortified house, fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a mansion, palace, and villa, whose main purpose was exclusively for ''pleasance'' and are not primarily fortresses but may be fortified. Use of the term has varied over time and, sometimes, has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th- and 20th-century homes built to resemble castles. Over the Middle Ages, when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain wall (fortification), curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were commonplace. European-style castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries after the fall of the Carolingian Empire, which resulted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, some sources estimate daily number of people moving around the city based on mobile phone SIM cards is more than 570,000. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the Danube and the left bank of the Morava (river), River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital to border two sovereign states. The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarian people, Hungarians, Jews and Slovaks. It was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783; elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Červený Kláštor (monastery)
Červený Kláštor (; meaning ''Red Monastery'') is a medieval monastery located in Slovakia. It is located near the village of Červený Kláštor within the Pieniny Mountains, next to the Dunajec River. Carthusian Period The monastery was founded in the early 14th century, during the Hungarian Kingdom. Court documents from 1307 state that a man by the name of master Kokos from Brezovica (Berzevice), founded six monasteries as a punishment for murder. In 1319 he donated 62 sectors of his village, Lechnice to the Carthusian order. A wooden structure was built in 1330, which was later replaced by bricks and stones. The monastery gets the name "Red" from some brick, such as the cornices below the roofs and ribs of the vaults (unpaved in the chapter hall), and the red tiles that were used on the roofs. The monastery suffered several quarrels with Czorsztyn lords, and was occupied by Hussites in 1431 and in 1433. It was adversely hit by the Battle of Mohács in 1515, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Častá
Častá (, ) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on the foothills of the Little Carpathians. The village is best known for the Červený Kameň Castle, which is above the village. History The village was first mentioned in 1296, when it was established as a settlement under the Červený Kameň Castle. From 1944 to 1953, Častá had the village of Píla, Pezinok District, Píla as its part. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 245 meters and covers an area of 35.24 km². It has population of 2,396 people. Events Hiking: "Častá's Fifty" (Častovská pädesiatka). Every year on 8 May a day hike takes place crossing the Little Carpathians to Záhorie and back usually starting at the gas station in Častá (6:00-9:30am) finishing on Častá's football field restaurant. You can choose 50-, 35-, 25-, or 12-km trails. Famous people *Juraj Fándly, writer See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Červený Kameň Castle
Červený Kameň Castle (, , ) is a 13th-century castle in southwestern Slovakia in the Little Carpathians near the village of Častá. History A stone castle was built by Tiburtius Rosd or his descendants in the 13th century as part of the chain of the Kingdom of Hungary’s frontier defense castles ranging from Pressburg to Žilina (). This castle was completely rebuilt as a fortress in the first half of the 16th century. When the Pálffy family acquired the castle in 1588, the fortress was completed, and it became a representative noble castle. Although the castle was damaged several times by fire, it was always reconstructed by the Pálffys, who were the owners of the castle until the Second World War. Today, the castle is a museum. See also * List of castles in Slovakia This is a list of castles in Slovakia. This list includes palaces, citadels and manor houses. These Slovak language, Slovak words translate as follows: #''hrad'', ''hrádok'' - castle #''zámok'' - co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bytča
Bytča () is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the Váh River near the cities of Žilina and Považská Bystrica. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism. Etymology The name comes from a Slavic personal name ''Bytek'', ''Bytko'' → ''Bytča''. History The town arose in 1946 by a merger of the settlements Malá Bytča (including Beňov and Mikšová), Veľká Bytča and Hliník nad Váhom. The first written reference to the town's main part Veľká Bytča dates from 1234 as ''terra Bycha''. The settlement got its town charter in 1378. It was the seat of a feudal dominion and later a town with many craftsmen. In Hungarian, it was known as Biccse. Landmarks The town features a famous castle the Thurzó Castle built as a water castle by Pongrác Szentmiklósi in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th century in Renaissance style by Ferenc Thurzó. The town also houses the Wedding Palace (built by György Thurzó for his daughters' wedding) from 1601, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budmerice
Budmerice () is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. The municipality is most well known for its 19th century manor house. Names and etymology The name comes from Slavic magnate name '' BudeměrЪ'' with Slavic/Slovak suffix ''-ice''. The name was adopted by Germans as ''Pudmeritz'' what influenced also later Slovak name ''Pudmerice''. In the 13-14 centuries, the name of Hungarian origin ''Kerestúr'' (1296 ''Keresthwr'') had been also used in parallel, but was abandoned in favour of Slovak resp. German form (Pudmeritz, in 1899 renamed to ''Gidrafa''). See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ... * Budmerice Mansion References Genealogical resources The reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budmerice Mansion
The Budmerice mansion is a manor house in Budmerice, a municipality in western Slovakia. It was built in 1889 by the Pálffy family. History The Budmerice mansion was designed by a Viennese architect by the name of Franz von Neumann. The mansion was built for Ján Pálffy and Elisabeth Schlippenbach who got married in the same year as it was completed. It served mainly as Pálffy's hunting manor. When Ján Pálffy died in 1934 his whole estate was inherited by his son Pavol. After Pavol Pálffy emigrated from the country in 1945, the mansion with its park became the property of the Czechoslovak republic. In the 1950s, the state made the mansion available for use to the Association of Slovak Writers. The manor house was built in an eclectic style but drew inspiration from castles of the Loire Valley in France. It is surrounded by an extensive English park. The architectural style of the mansion has few parallels in Slovakia. Recent use The mansion was used by the Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
