Transcript Castles in Slovakia

Zdeno Uher, Siby Ivanicsová,
Carmen Ondróová and Nicolas Križán
 There are lots of castles
around Slovakia : Beckov
castle, Betliar castle,
Kežmarok castle and so
on...
 The biggest castle in
Slovakia is Bratislava
castle, it is located in the
capital of Slovakia
(Bratislava) and it is the
most famous and most
visited castle here.
 Because the project Visegrad´s time machine is a
common project of four countries, we found out that we
and the Hungarians have common history of Bratislava
castle.
 Our classmates were in Bratislava some years ago and
they made a video about it.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yErE48wxtYc
 The remains of Beckov castle are towering on the 50 metres high cliff over
the village Beckov. The history of Beckov castle draws attention by many
myths and that is the reason why it is such a popular, sought after attraction.
One of the myths says, that the name of the castle comes from the name of
the castle’s harlequin Becko, for whom the duke Ctibor had the castle built.
Another myth says, that the master of the castle pushed his servant of the
cliff, because the servant, in order to protect his child, killed the master’s
favourite dog, and there are a lot of other myths..
 The Betliar Museum specialises in documenting the
history of gentry. It is located in the past hunting palace of
the Andrássy family (a National Cultural Monument)
which is situated in a large Romantic park in Betliar. The
castle was one of the many other mansions of the family
until 1945. The original building can be dated back to the
first half of the 15th century. Soon it was enlarged. The
present shape of the castle was formed during the last
reconstruction at the end of the 19th century under
Emanuel Andrássy. At end of 18th century a natural park
was constructed closely corresponding to the surrounding
nature as it was common at that time among the nobilities.
Later it was wide-spread and supplemended by lots of
dendrological rarenesses and today it is a big complex of
56-hectares with many watterfalls and building
attractions. In 1985 the authorities of the Slovak Republic
declared the whole area of the Betliar Castle to be a
National Cultural Monument as a precious cultural and
historical heritage of many centuries.
 The dominant of the town
Kežmarok is the
Castle Kežmarský hrad that has
entered the history of tourism in
the High Tatras as the salient
point of the first known tourist
trip to this mountain range. In
1931, the first exposition of the
regional Museum of
Kežmarok was opened in a part
of the castle compound. After
general repairs to the castle that
took place in the years 1962-1985,
its collections were expanded.
Visitors can see many
expositions and theatre
performances in summer
nights at the Castle.
 The most attractive tourist
locality of the northern
Slovakia is the Orava
Castle lying on the river
Orava near the village
Oravský Podzámok, below
impressive cliffs. In 1370, it
became a county castle and
the seat of the Orava Castle
estate, which included
almost the whole region of
Orava.
The Zvolen Castle, which is located on the bank of the Slatina River, is the most
distinctive feature and symbol of the Central Slovakian town of Zvolen. An
armoured train that reminds the Slovak National Uprising is placed nearby the
castle. The castle is currently managed by the Slovak National Gallery which uses
it for exhibitions. Permanent exhibitions at the castle include copies of works by
Master Paul of Levoča, collections of Gothic wall paintings and an assortment of
pieces of art of European visual arts called the Old European Art. Every summer,
the castle yard hosts a theatre festival called the Castle Plays of
Zvolen (Zámocké hry zvolenské).
 The nearest castle to us is in Nitra that´s why we
decided to tell you information about it.
 Few years ago pupils from our school were on a trip
in Nitra and they made a short film about the castle.
 http://youtu.be/WhbV-7FCI48
 Nitra castle is situated on a rocky cliff and it was a
natural strength of the river Nitra. Already in the 13-th
century the castle was so well fortified that it could
withstand the attack of the Tartars. The dominant
feature of the castle complex is the Cathedral, Bishop's
Palace and massive fortifications with projecting
bastions. Individual objects were rebuilt more times,
but the present appearance of the castle is basically
from the end of the 17th century, when the castle was
fortified after fighting the Turks.