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Krásna Hôrka Castle

Castle in Slovakia

Summary

Castle in Slovakia

FieldValue
nameKrásna Hôrka Castle
native_nameKrásna Hôrka
locationKrásnohorské Podhradie, Slovakia
image[[File:KrasnaHorka13ZSlovakia18.JPG300px]]
captionKrásna Hôrka Castle, during the reconstruction works after 2012 fire (October 2013)
map_typeSlovakia
map_size250
map_captionLocation of Krásna Hôrka within Slovakia.
coordinates
builtsince the 13th century
events10 March 2012 – fire
image2[[File:Krásna Hôrka 102.JPG300px]]
caption2Interior furniture

The Krásna Hôrka Castle (, ) is a castle in Slovakia, built on a hilltop overlooking the village of Krásnohorské Podhradie near Rožňava, in Košice Region. The first recorded mention of the castle was in 1333. In 1961 Krásna Hôrka was designated a National Cultural Monument of the Slovak Republic. It was said to be one of the country's best-preserved castles. On 10 March 2012 the castle was extensively damaged by fire, due to some teens carelessly discarding a cigarette which set the grass on fire.

Etymology

The name means "a beautiful mountain" ( - beautiful, hôrka - a little mountain). Another explanation, unlikely but possible, is a derivation from the word kras (karst), because the karst is in the neighbourhood.

History

The castle was built in the 13th century by the Hungarian Ákos brothers"Filip and Detre Szárs from the Ákos family" http://www.hradkrasnahorka.sk/index.php?page&lng=en on a trade route leading from Transylvania through Košice to Spiš and today's Poland. The Ákos family (which later changed its name to Bebek) lived in Krásna Hôrka from the mid-13th century to 1566, apart from a short period when the Mariássy family seized control of the castle. In 1578 the castle passed into the hands of [the Hungarian] Péter Andrássy and remained in the possession of the Andrássy family up until 1918 (the year the First Czechoslovak Republic was founded).

During 2010 and 2011 the castle underwent renovation and was re-opened to public in April, 2011.

2012 fire

On 10 March 2012, the castle was badly damaged by fire. The fire was caused by two boys who attempted to light up a cigarette and accidentally lit grass on the hill, from where it spread to the castle.

The castle building suffered extensive damage. The roof, the exhibition area in the Gothic palace and the bell tower were completely destroyed. Three bells in the bell tower were melted by the heat. Initially, it was thought that many of the building's historic artefacts had been destroyed. However, according to the Interior Minister of Slovakia Daniel Lipšic, "...the vast majority of exhibits remained undamaged". Daniel Krajcer, Minister of Culture, commented that only the upper part of the castle (including collections) had been destroyed. The Slovak National Museum has stated that 90% of the collections were undamaged.

Cultural references

Hungarian folk ballad Krasznahorka büszke vára (The Proud Castle of Krásna Hôrka), traditionally played on a tárogató, is inspired by the castle.

Notes

References

References

  1. Sovová, Lucie. (10 March 2012). "VIDEO: Slovenský hrad Krásna Hôrka poničil požár". Mediafax.cz.
  2. Krajčovič, Rudolf. (2011). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (12)". Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej.
  3. "Hrad Krásna Hôrka". [[Slovak National Museum]].
  4. (10 March 2012). "Slovenský hrad Krásna Horka poškodil obrovský požár". [[Czech Television]].
  5. (11 March 2012). "Hrad Krásna Hôrka zdevastoval veľký požiar". [[Pravda.sk]].
  6. (11 March 2012). "Krasna Horka Fire: Smoking Children Burn Down Slovakia Castle". HuffPost.
  7. Vilček, Ivan. (10 March 2012). "Na Slovensku hoří hrad Krásna Hôrka". [[Novinky.cz]].
  8. (11 March 2012). "Z Krásnej Hôrky sa podarilo zachrániť 90 percent expozícií". [[Nový čas]].
  9. Šubrt, Pavel. (11 March 2012). "Slovenský hrad Krásná Hôrka shořel kvůli dvěma dětem s cigaretou". Novinky.cz.
  10. Urquhart, Wendy. "Slovakia's Krasna Horka castle destroyed in fire". BBC News.
  11. Sovová, Lucie. (10 March 2012). "VIDEO: Slovenský hrad Krásna Hôrka poničil požár". Mediafax.cz.
  12. "Najdôstojnejší pohreb, aký som zažil".
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