Budatín Castle
The Budatín Castle (Slovak Budatínsky zámok ) is a castle in the northwest of Slovakia , near the town of Žilina at the confluence of the rivers Kysuca and Vah .
history
The castle was built as a castle in the second half of the 13th century, near the point where the Kysuca flows into the Waag, for the purpose of the customs revenue that was collected at this point. At the beginning of the 14th century, the originally royal fortress came into the hands of Matthäus Csák . This strengthened the fortifications (Gothic watchtowers) and built new residential and farm buildings within the old castle walls.
From 1487 the castle was owned by Gáspár Szunyogh ( Gašpar Suňog in Slovak ), whose family owned it until the end of the 18th century. From 1545 the castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style, the work dragged on for almost half a century. The Turkish threat from the south and uprisings at the beginning of the 17th century forced the Szunyoghs to strengthen the fortifications as well. These works were also carried out in the Renaissance style. Thus, the castle was transformed from a Gothic style into a Renaissance property. During the Baroque in the 17th century, work focused on a chapel and numerous buildings within the castle walls. A surrounding park was also completed and in 1715 the property had become a Baroque-style moated castle. After the Szunyogh family died out, the castle came into the possession of the Csákys , who owned it until 1945. During the revolution of 1848/49 in Austria , the palace was badly damaged by imperial troops and the entire facility including the valuable library was burned. Most of the destruction was repaired by 1870 and rebuilt as a palace complex in the classicistic style based on the Romanesque. The facility then served as a barracks. The park was reduced in size with the construction of the Kaschau-Oderberger Bahn in 1872. The last major renovation was carried out from 1922 to 1923, based on historical and romantic motifs. After the expropriation of the Csáky family in 1945, the castle came into state ownership and today houses three exhibitions of the Museum of the Váh Region (Považie).
Web links
- Entry on Budatín Castle in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- Budatínsky zámok - Budatín Castle (in Slovak)
- Považské múzeum - Museum of the Váh region (in Slovak)
Coordinates: 49 ° 14 ′ 11 ″ N , 18 ° 44 ′ 2 ″ E