Castles of Spi Jana Hatalov Zuzana Petrekov Castles

Castles of Spiš Jana Hatalová & Zuzana Petreková

Castles of Spiš �Spiš castle �Stará Ľubovňa castle

Spiš Castle �Eastern Slovakia �One of the largest castle- complex in Central Europe �More than 41 000 m 2 �In the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1993

History � Was built in the 12 th century � Owned by: Kings of Hungary before 1464 � Zápolya family until 1528 � The Turzo family 1531 -1635 � The Csáky family 1638 -1945 � State Slovakia since 1945 � Romanesque stone castle � completely rebuilt in the 15 th century � In 1780 burned down � partly reconstructed in the second half of the 20 th century

Present �Popular tourist destination �Used as a location for film f. e. Dragonheart│1996│

Stará Ľubovňa castle o 548 m above sea o Polish king Boleslav built it at o o o the beginning of the 13 th century. 1311 the first written reference about the castle The first trustees of the castle was the Omodej family 1323 the Drugeth family 360 years the seat of power of the custodians of the Spis areas 1553 the castle burned down

� The tower and the gothic palace are the oldest parts of the castle. Polish crown jewels were hidden at the castle from the Swedish troops between 1655 -1661.

2 e h t f do n e e Th ry u t n e 0 th c Present

Inside and outside

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