On a relatively steep hill, on the site of an old Slavic fortified settlement, they built a castle in the 13th century, which was to protect the royal road leading from Prešov to the north. Its first owner was the family Moglód (FAD 1225 family of nobleman Malouth). After his extinction, it became the property of the Royal Chamber and Henrich Tarczay, a supporter of Matúš Čák, became its commander. In 1312, during the fighting between Karol Róbert and Matúš Čák, the castle was destroyed. Around 1410, it was given to Andrej Kappy, who built a new fortified building. In connection with the Turkish danger, the castle was fortified and rebuilt in the second half of the 16th century to meet the requirements of new military technology. It was occupied by Imrich Tököli in 1685, but in the same year it was conquered by the imperial army. At the beginning of the 18th century, the castle was seized by Telekessy, commander of the troops of Francis II. Rákoci, who set fire to the castle in 1709. In 1712 it was temporarily repaired, but in 1715 it was demolished on the basis of a parliamentary decision.
The castle has a predominantly rectangular layout, consisting of the upper castle and the fort. It is accessible from the north, in places where there is a gate guarded by the entrance tower - its foundations are still visible in the terrain. The fort was protected by a high stone wall, following the shape of the terrain. Farm buildings stood on its inside. The castle itself was made accessible by another gate, oriented to the NE, secured by a destroyed prismatic tower. To its left, in the upper castle, stretches a wall of fortifications, which borders the castle's own courtyard, lightened from the inside by three large blind arcades. At the highest point stood two towers, residential and defensive, connected by other buildings and were one floor higher than the other masonry.
To this day, stone walls stand to a considerable height. On some of them, the remains of plaster can still be seen, elsewhere the stone linings of windows, shooting ranges and portals have been partially preserved. To this day, in some parts of the console that carried the gables or wooden ceilings, it is possible to identify the places where the fireplace was and in some places to see the rises of the vaults. The thickness of the tower masonry is preserved. There are stone rafters on the castle walls, which once carried the beamed ceiling of the room. On the walls are shooting ranges with a wide range.
Since 2012, work has been underway to restore the castle. Thanks to the Cultural Heritage Preservation project, people who have so far been registered as jobseekers have found work here. In the first year it was 20 unemployed, in 2013 it is 30 employees. For 2014, € 26,400 was approved from the 1.4 - Restoration and Conservation of Torsional Architecture program from the originally requested € 42,539, and 15 people found work at the castle. In 2015, the amount was € 28,000 and 20 people were employed.
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