Nitra Castle
| Nitra Castle | ||
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 Aerial view of the Nitra Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Nitriansky hrad, Neutra Castle | |
| Creation time : | 11th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | largely preserved | |
| Place: | Nitra | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 19 '6 " N , 18 ° 5' 11" E | |
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The Nitra Castle ( Slovakian Nitriansky hrad , German also Neutraer Castle ) is located in the west of Slovakia in the city of Nitra .
history
Neutra Castle was built in the 11th century on the site of a mighty fort. The first castle was built between the 9th and 11th centuries and was the seat of the rulers of Great Moravia Pribina and Svätopluk .
It withstood the attack of the Tatars in 1241; but it fell in 1663 during a Turkish attack. Large parts of the castle therefore date from the Renaissance and the Baroque .
The fortress then became the bishopric of the Nitra diocese , which it is until today.
construction
The system consists of several parts. The core is the cathedral of St. Emmeram with the bishop's residence. The Church of St. Emmeram is the oldest surviving part of the cathedral. It served as the so-called credible place of the chapter and later as the cathedral's treasury . The originally Gothic upper church was built between 1333 and 1335; the lower church followed three centuries later. Visitors particularly notice the external fortification of the castle area. Some parts of the fortifications date from the Romanesque and Gothic periods .
Tower legend
A legend is associated with the square tower Vazilova veža (German: "Vazuls Tower"): The heir to the throne and nephew of the Hungarian King Stephen I , Vazul (Slovak Vasil), was imprisoned in the tower. But his eyes couldn't enjoy the view because they had been gouged out; his ears could not hear anything because his tormentors had poured lead into it. The monk Fulgentius has therefore uttered a terrible curse: For the two extinguished eyes of Prince Vasil, which shone like two suns, night falls over the city for two days. According to ancient writings, the city was actually dark for two days, but because of a plague of locusts.
- Main gate
Individual evidence
- ↑ NITRA - castle ( Memento of 16 October 2007 at the Internet Archive accessed) 8 February 2010
- ↑ Vazil in the tower , accessed on 2 February 2011th
Web links
- Slovakia.travel
- Nitra - the castle
- Entry on Nitra Castle in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute