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ZBOROV
CASTLE
Zborov
castle is located in eastern part of Slovakia, north east of
Bardejov above town Zborov in the Šariš region. This royal castle
is located on the forested hill south of village Zborov at an
elevation of 1422 feet. It also used to be called Makovica. The
castle was built shortly after 1317. It was a border King’s castle
in the northern part of Hungarian-Polish road north of Bardejov.
At
the beginning it wasn’t very large. It comprised a triangular
courtyard with massive medieval Gothic style tower, palace and
chapel. Its significance increased after 1548 when King Ferdinand
I. donated the castle to Captain Juraj Seredy of Košice.
In that period two spacious courtyards and modern defensive
elements extended it and the castle got renaissance look. Outside
fortifications and additional buildings were added. The castle and
its
holdings
to which belonged at the beginning of 18th century around 100
villages was gained by the Raköczi
family in 1601. After the suppression of Raköczi’s
uprising in 1712 the castle was taken by the Imperial army and
destroyed. It remained a ruin ever since.
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Published in the Slovak Heritage Live
newsletter Volume 10, No.1, Spring 2002
Copyright © Vladimir Linder 2002-3
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Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5C 1P6
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