Ruins Spi? Castle (Slovak: Spi? SkÃÆ'½ hrad , pronunciation ; Hungarian: Szepesi vÃÆ'¡r ; German: Zipser Burg ) in eastern Slovakia form one of the largest castle sites in Central Europe. The castle is located above the city of Spi? SkÃÆ'Â © Skhradie and the village "ehra, in an area known as Spi? (Hungarian: Szepes , German: Zip , Polish: Spisz , Latin: Scepusium . ) It was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1993 (along with the adjacent locations of Spi? SkÃÆ'¡ Kapitula, Spi? SkÃÆ' Â © Podhradie and? Ehra). one of the largest palaces in Europe by area (41 426 m²).
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Spi? Castle was built in the 12th century on the site of the previous castle. It is the political, administrative, economic and cultural center of Szepes County, the Kingdom of Hungary. Before 1464, this palace was owned by the kings of Hungary, after which (until 1528) by the ZÃÆ'¡polya family, the ThurzÃÆ'³ family (1531-1635), the CsÃÆ'¡ky family (1638-1945), and (since 1945) by the Czechoslovak state then Slovakia.
Originally a Roman stone castle with a fortress, a two-story Roman palace and a three-nave Roman-Roman basilica was built in the second half of the 13th century. The second extradural settlement was built in the 14th century, where the castle area is doubled. The castle was rebuilt in the 15th century; the castle walls are getting higher and the third extramural settlement is built. A late Gothic chapel was added around the year 1470. The Za¡polya clan performs a late Gothic transformation, which makes the upper castle a comfortable family residence, typical of the late 16th and 17th century Renaissance settlements. The last owner of Spi? Castle, the CsÃÆ'¡ky family, left the castle at the beginning of the 18th century because they found it too uncomfortable to live in. They moved to a newly built village/castle castle near Hodkovce near ehra and Spi? SkÃÆ'½ Hrhov.
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In 1780, the castle was destroyed in flames. The cause of the flames is unknown, but there are several theories. One is that the CsÃÆ'¡ky family deliberately burned it to reduce taxes as at the time when additional taxes were applied to roofed buildings. Another is that it was struck by lightning, which started a fire. The third is that some soldiers in the castle are making liquor and in the process unintentionally lighting a fire. Whatever the case, after a fire, the castle is no longer occupied and begins to fall into disrepair. The castle was partly reconstructed in the second half of the 20th century, and extensive archaeological research was undertaken on the site. The reconstructed part of the house featuring Spi? Museums, and artifacts like the previous torture tools used in the castle.
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External links
- Tourist information about Spi? Castle and DrevenÃÆ'k nearby
- History of Spi? Castle
- History and photos of Spi? Castle (in Polish)
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