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The town of Považská Bystrica

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Považská Bystrica has more than 41,000 inhabitants, of which almost 8,000 are in urban areas. These were created by the connection of the originally independent municipalities of Podmanín, Praznov, Zemiansky Kvášov, Považská Teplá, Orlové, Považské Podhradie, Šebešťanová, Podvažie, Milochov, Horný and Dolný Moštenec to the town of Považská Bystrica. The territory of the town with an area of 89.49 km2 stretches in the valley of Javorníky, Strážovská hornatina and the White Carpathians, through which the river Váh flows, which creates a beautiful natural scenery.

The town of Považská Bystrica

Považská Bystrica has more than 41,000 inhabitants, of which almost 8,000 are in urban areas. These were created by the connection of the originally independent municipalities of Podmanín, Praznov, Zemiansky Kvášov, Považská Teplá, Orlové, Považské Podhradie, Šebešťanová, Podvažie, Milochov, Horný and Dolný Moštenec to the town of Považská Bystrica. The territory of the town with an area of 89.49 km2 stretches in the valley of Javorníky, Strážovská hornatina and the White Carpathians, through which the river Váh flows, which creates a beautiful natural scenery.

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monuments

Považský castle

The ruins of Považský Castle protrude from high gates on a steep hill with an altitude of 497 m. It was also called Bystrice Castle and was one of the important castles in Považie. About 400 people lived in it during its heyday.
The castle has a unique location. The road to it leads next to the church and one of the two mansions in Považský Podhrad. It is steep and rocky. In addition to the tower gate, the entrance to the castle was protected by two bastions, parts of thick walls with firing holes, through which the castle garrison defended itself from the enemy. The lower rooms of the tower gate served as a warehouse for ammunition. There was also a secret gate through which the inhabitants of the castle interacted with the outside world, when the tower gate was bricked up during the danger. A square tower protrudes to the north. It was originally a prison. To the east of it you can see the main gate, the so-called a sound, still quite preserved, which led to the carriageway. There was a cannon depot nearby. There was also an apartment of castellans. The fort was surrounded by a moat (reservoir spring), which served for defense during the war. On the southwest side of the castle you can see the ruins of a group of buildings that served as apartments. The ground floor rooms were warehouses, granaries, kitchens and chambers. The floors were inhabited. The castle was originally three-storey. They used sandstone and limestone as building materials, which are visible in the walls. According to unverified reports, the castle was built in 1128, in written documents it is first mentioned indirectly only in 1316, in the time of Matúš Čák Trenčiansky. This castle was originally wooden.
It was administered as a royal property by royal castellans. After Matúš Čák, who seized it by force, its first known holder was the regional judge Alexander Héderváry. Together with their son Mikuláš, they lived in the castle in the years 1325 - 1354. From In 1354 the castle already belonged to Pavel Ugali, the pronotary and chancellor of the former landscape judge. At the end of the 14th century, King Sigismund had the castle in his possession for several years by the nobleman of Polish origin Sudivoy of Ostrorog, a Galician palatine.
In the years 1400 - 1424 he was replaced by Ctibor of Beckov and his son. In the 15th century, the castle, as a royal gift, became the private property of the Podmanický family. King Matej Korvín, as soon as he ascended the throne, rewarded Ladislav Podmanický for his services by donating to him and his descendants r. 1458 castle and adjacent manor.
After the Battle of Mohács, difficult conditions arose in Hungary. Part of the nobility chose Ján Zápoľský as the ruler, the other was under Ferdinand of Habsburg. The existence of two crowned monarchs in the country had dire consequences. Other descendants of the Podmanický family, Ján and Rafael, who were supporters of Ján Zápoľský, acquired most of their property through robberies. Ján Podmanický died in 1545. Rafael became the heir to his property for 13 years, as he died in 1558. Raphael's death ended the 120-year reign of the Podmanicks. After their extinction, the castle and manor were sold by the royal chamber in 1560 to Gašpar Šerédy and his wife Anne Mérey for 53,000 gold coins. Gašpar Serédi died in 1563, without descendants. The widow Anna Méreyová married r. 1571 for Ondrej Balaš.
The shingled castle was one of the largest well-fortified buildings of its kind. At the time of its glory, water was brought here through underground wooden pipes from a well called Sklepitá. This was evidenced by the narration of the oldest citizens of the village, whose parents in In 1912, they found parts of such a pipeline. The second half of the 17th century brought stormy times to the castle. The definitive end of his glory was made by the imperial troops in 1698, when the castle was demolished and set on fire. The memories of the older inhabitants of Podhradie preserved the story of their ancestors, who mentioned how the inhabitants of that time watched the burning castle.

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The manor house in Orlovo

The beginnings of the history of the Orlovský manor house are closely connected with the history of the Považská Bystrica castle. In 1612, Andrej Balaš's son, Žigmund, built a Renaissance-style manor house in the village of Orlové on the terrace behind the Váh River. It burned down in 1616. In 1733 it was rebuilt in the Baroque style and enlarged. The arcaded courtyard was complemented by a central fountain with Baroque elements. Part of the interior is the manor house chapel of St. Ján Nepomucký, still located in the left wing, where regular services are held. The manor house was opened to the public on May 1, 1984.


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Manor house in Jasenice

Originally a Renaissance manor house in Jasenice, it was built in 1618 by Daniel Szunyogh. This is also documented by the still preserved Latin inscription placed above the main portal to the manor.
The two-storey manor house with a two-aisled layout on an L-shaped floor plan, with a central two-armed staircase, was built at the end of the 18th century. baroqued and further modified in the 19th and 20th centuries. Renaissance barrel vaults with lunettes in the rooms and beamed ceilings on the first floor were partially replaced by flat ones. The Sunyoghs belonged to the leading peasant families in Hungary. They came from Abov County. After the abbot of Abov Mikuláš Szunyogh (1390 - 1394) acquired the village of Jasenica in the Trenčín County in 1394, his descendants also gradually moved to the Trenčín area and began to write an adjective ... from Jasenice. After 1460, they became the owners of Budatín. Nicholas' grandchildren Bartholomew and Gašpar, living in the 15th century, founded two basic branches of the family. Bartholomew remained living in Jasenice and his descendants created an agricultural (Jasenice) line of the family. According to the census from 1646/47, it included Erasmus and Michal Szunyoghovci. Both were wealthy nobles from the upper district of the Trenčín capital. It is probable that members of this family lived in Jasenice and Mala Divinka even in the 19th century. Daniel, (in 1614 - 1623 a Trenčín servant), Michal (in the same position in 1783) and Pavol, (in 1693 the parish priest of the village of Trstice in the Bratislava capital) stood out from the land line. The second (Budatín) line of the family was founded by Gašpar Szunyogh, who married the widow of Rafael of Hatný and married part of the Budatín estate. He seized most of the manor by a donation from 1487 from King Matej Korvín. Gašpar's grandchildren Ján and Juraj divided this family line into two sub-branches. Both were promoted to baroness in 1588.
In terms of preserving cultural heritage and social needs, in the years 1986 - 1990, the restoration of the Renaissance manor house in Jasenice was planned. After the completion of the reconstruction works, it was to serve the Museum of National History in Považská Bystrica to establish a professional natural science workplace and a natural science exposition. Unfortunately, this did not happen, so the need to save him remained unresolved for several years.
The overall renovation of the manor house was not started until 2003, which was due to the Municipal Office in Jasenice. The restored manor house was opened to the public on September 4, 2005.
The newly reconstructed manor house currently houses a detached natural science workplace and the exposition and exhibition spaces of the Museum of National History in Považská Bystrica. In them, the museum defined a natural science exposition, the focus of which is a zoological exposition documenting the fauna of the Považská Bystrica region. The exposition of geology and botany is in the preparatory stage. In addition, the interior of the manor houses two long-term exhibitions "Regional Art Production" and a historical exhibition "Such was Považská Bystrica". In other areas, the museum organizes planned exhibitions of natural, historical and artistic character and related traditional cultural and social events for the general public.


OTHER MONUMENTS NEAR THE CITY
Memorial room of Petr Jilemnický - Kostolec school
The writer Peter Jilemnický taught in the former school, in the valley below the village of Kostolec, from 1932 to 1936. To commemorate the stay of P. Jilemnický in Kostolec, tourists from Považská Teplá organize a tourist march "Jilemnický spring 25" every year in April. This march is also listed in the IVV international tourist calendar.

Log bell tower in Briestenne
In Strážovské vrchy, on a nice cycling route, in the mountain village of Briestenné / 20 km from Považská Bystrica /, there are significant remnants of secular log architecture. The log bell tower from the 19th century, which is also included in the list of cultural monuments, is particularly remarkable.

Súľov Castle
A better - known term as Súľov Castle / 15. century / are certainly Súľovské rocks, among which are in the rock town its ruins. Only the last traces of a medieval building are in a more accessible place. Due to its difficult to access position / 567 m above sea level / the castle could not have had a more serious defensive role and was rather used as a link in the signaling system.

Lednice Castle
The defensive castle from the 13th century, today a ruin, is the most inaccessible castle in Slovakia. Challenging ascent, nice view of the countryside.

Vršatec Castle
Above the village Vršatské Podhradie is the ruin of the castle Vršatec from the 13th century. It is the highest castle on a limestone cliff in Slovakia. Today, the asphalt road from the village allows convenient access to almost the castle. The ruins offer a wonderful view of the entire Vážské podolie, Strážovské vrchy and Veľká Fatra.

Manor house in Klobušice
In the village Klobušice / near Ilava / there is a classicist manor house from the period around 1840. In front of it there is a nice view of the group of rocks Vršatca of the western part of the Ilavská basin, to the east of the manor house there is a preserved English park accessible directly from the main road. At present, the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava is located here.

Košeca Castle
On the rocky hill between Veľký and Malý Košecký Podhrad are the remains of Košice Castle from the 13th century. A marked sidewalk leads from the village to only a small remnant of the castle. There is a beautiful view of Vápeč and Strážovské vrchy.

Ilava Castle
It was probably built in the 12th century on an elevated Váh terrace, where the town of Ilava is located today. The castle complex was rebuilt several times and served as a castle, church, monastery, landscape penitentiary. The former monastery church, later the parish church, still serves its purpose, the castle complex serves as a correctional facility.

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Transport: By foot, By bike, By car, By train, By bus
Parking: Free parking nearby, Paid parking nearby

Accepted payments: Cash
Languages: Slovak

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Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Updated on: 9.11.2018

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monday:
07:00 - 12:00
12:30 - 15:30
tuesday:
12:30 - 15:30
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07:30 - 12:00
12:30 - 18:00
thursday:
12:30 - 15:30
friday:
07:30 - 12:00


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The town of Považská Bystrica
Mestský úrad Považská Bystrica
Centrum 2/3
017 01  Považská Bystrica
Region: Trenčiansky
District: Považská Bystrica
Area: Horné Považie
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Locality Považská Bystrica

Mestský úrad Považská Bystrica
Centrum 2/3
017 01  Považská Bystrica

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