Spišský hrad, Spišské Podhradie, Košice region, Slovakia
Spišské Podhradie is a small town in the Spišská Nová Ves district of the Košice region of Slovakia in north east Slovakia. The history of Spišské Podhradie is connected with its castle although the oldest settlement is from the Stone Age.
There are many cultural monuments in the vicinity of Spišské Podhradie, including the castle of Spišský hrad and the exceptionally well-preserved medieval walled ecclesiastical town of Spišska Kapitula with its cathedral, monastery and single street. These form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Levoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monuments.
Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spišský hrad, a ruined castle and one of the largest castle sites in central Europe at almost 446000 square feet. It was built in the 12th century on the site of an earlier castle and was the political, administrative, economic and cultural centre of Szepes county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Before 1464 it was owned by the Kings of Hungary and afterwards by the Zápolya family (until 1528), the Thurzó family (from 1531 to 1635) and the Csáky family (from 1638 to 1945) and since 1945 by the states of Czechoslovakia and Slovakia. In 1780, the castle burned down and there are a number of theories as to the cause. Whatever the cause, the castle was no longer occupied after the fire and began to fall into disrepair. It was partly reconstructed in the second half of the 20th century and extensive archaeological research was carried out on the site. The reconstructed sections house displays of the Spiš Museum.
Date: 31st May 2017
Location: view from Spišské Podhradie, Košice region, Slovakia
There are many cultural monuments in the vicinity of Spišské Podhradie, including the castle of Spišský hrad and the exceptionally well-preserved medieval walled ecclesiastical town of Spišska Kapitula with its cathedral, monastery and single street. These form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Levoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monuments.
Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spišský hrad, a ruined castle and one of the largest castle sites in central Europe at almost 446000 square feet. It was built in the 12th century on the site of an earlier castle and was the political, administrative, economic and cultural centre of Szepes county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Before 1464 it was owned by the Kings of Hungary and afterwards by the Zápolya family (until 1528), the Thurzó family (from 1531 to 1635) and the Csáky family (from 1638 to 1945) and since 1945 by the states of Czechoslovakia and Slovakia. In 1780, the castle burned down and there are a number of theories as to the cause. Whatever the cause, the castle was no longer occupied after the fire and began to fall into disrepair. It was partly reconstructed in the second half of the 20th century and extensive archaeological research was carried out on the site. The reconstructed sections house displays of the Spiš Museum.
Date: 31st May 2017
Location: view from Spišské Podhradie, Košice region, Slovakia
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