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Bajčiova veža - Dolný Kubín

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Gäceľ, a former agricultural settlement, is considered to be the oldest part of the village of Oravská Poruba. It was founded on the territory of the Orava estate probably in the first half of the 14th century. The first written mention dates from 1415. In 1573, he received a settlement from the Hungarian King Maximilian II. for many years of service Sebastián Bajči. His son Peter, the founder of the Bajčiov family in Orava, was a sub-governor of Orava from 1603 to 1619.

Bajčiova veža - Dolný Kubín

Gäceľ, a former agricultural settlement, is considered to be the oldest part of the village of Oravská Poruba. It was founded on the territory of the Orava estate probably in the first half of the 14th century. The first written mention dates from 1415. In 1573, he received a settlement from the Hungarian King Maximilian II. for many years of service Sebastián Bajči. His son Peter, the founder of the Bajčiov family in Orava, was a sub-governor of Orava from 1603 to 1619.

The family owned Gäceľ until the first half of the 19th century, when it died out by the sword. In the following years, the Dávid family and the Csillághyi family from Istebný and the Čaplovič family from Jasenová took turns here. It is interesting e.g. the fact that Šimon Čaplovič, the chief notary in Dolný Kubín, was born here since 1910, the mayor of Orava. In 1870, there were 19 houses with 102 inhabitants in the settlement. Gradually, however, it depopulated. From the time when Gäcele was owned by the Bajči family, the "Bajči Tower" has been preserved. The three-storey, rectangular, almost nine meters high brick tower is probably the remnant of a defunct mansion with farm buildings from the 17th century. It is situated in a park, which was declared a protected natural creation with dendrologically important trees in 1974. In 1975, the tower was declared a National Cultural Monument. The historical value of the area is highlighted by the event from the revolutionary year 1848 .24. On April 18, 1848, the Orava peoples gathered in Gäceli to draw up the "Requests of the Orava People," known as the Gäceľ Requests. It was a petition in favor of Slovak nationality and language.

Source: Ing.Belvončík Štefan (20.8.2021)
Updated on: 22.8.2021
Source: Ing.Belvončík Štefan

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Region: Žilinský
District: Dolný Kubín
Area: Orava
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