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History
The original medieval castle was built in the 11th century. The families of the Ujlaki family, the Turzov family, the Forgáčov family and the Erdődy family lived in the Hlohov Castle. It was the Erdődy family who rebuilt the castle into a comfortable manor house and inhabited it until 1945, when Soviet troops entered the town. At that time, a hospital for Soviet soldiers was established at the castle. After their departure, the crew of the Czech-Slovak army resided in the castle for some time. Since 1951, the Hlohovec chateau has housed living rooms and classrooms at an educational institute for young people

Castle in Hlohovec

The original medieval castle was built in the 11th century. The families of the Ujlaki family, the Turzov family, the Forgáčov family and the Erdődy family lived in the Hlohov Castle. It was the Erdődy family who rebuilt the castle into a comfortable manor house and inhabited it until 1945, when Soviet troops entered the town. At that time, a hospital for Soviet soldiers was established at the castle. After their departure, the crew of the Czech-Slovak army resided in the castle for some time. Since 1951, the Hlohovec chateau has housed living rooms and classrooms at an educational institute for young people

History

The original medieval castle was built on the old Slavic fortified settlement in the 11th century, documented in 1113 in the so-called zoborská list. A strategically important guard castle was in the 12th-13th century seat of the castle county. In 1275 King Ladislav IV. he donated the castle to the first feudal owner of the Abov family and from 1294 he shared it with Abraham Rúfus. After the death of Abu Krásný in 1312, the castle temporarily belonged to Matúš Čák, later in the period 1349-1524 to the Kontovce family and their descendants, the Ujlaky family. It is probable that during the ownership of the castle by Mikuláš Kont, the castle was extensively rebuilt.

In the 15th century, the castle was also occupied by the Hussites, and after the extinction of the Ujlaky family, the castle fell into the hands of the Thurz family for more than a century. It thus became the seat of the royal treasurer Alexei Thurz. Due to Turkish threats, the Thurz family had the castle fortified together with the town. In 1639 the Forgách family became the owners, but during their time in 1663 the castle was occupied by the Turks, who created a border fortress here until 1668. The castle was later ravaged and burned in 1706 during the uprising of František Rákóczi. From 1720 the castle belonged to the Erdődy family until 1945. Their name is associated with the reconstruction of the original castle into a Baroque mansion. Older buildings, structures and the vault system have been adapted to the new floor plan. The reconstruction created a two-storey four-winged building around an irregular courtyard with a ceremonial staircase leading to a corridor running around most of the courtyard. A significant element of the layout is a chapel in the northeastern part of the manor.

After 1945, when Soviet troops entered the city, a hospital for Soviet soldiers was established at the chateau. After their departure, the crew of the Czech-Slovak army resided in the castle for some time. Since 1951, the Hlohov Castle has housed living rooms and classrooms at an educational institute for young people. The castle has been unused since the 1990s. It fell into disrepair until 2014, when first volunteers from OZ Zámok Hlohovec and then the town of Hlohovec embarked on its gradual reconstruction. Since June 2019, the castle is open to the public.

Source: Hrady a zámky na Slovensku (5.8.2021)

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Transport: By foot, By bike, By car
Parking: Free parking nearby

Languages: Slovak

Suitable for: Childrens, Families with childrens, Elderly, Cyclists, Young, Adults
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Updated on: 3.10.2022
Source: Hlohovec

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Castle in Hlohovec
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Hlohovec
Region: Trnavský
District: Hlohovec
Area: Trnavsko
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