my region. index history of cities – bardejov – levoča – stará Ľubovňa – kežmarok –...
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My region
Index• History of cities – Bardejov– Levoča– Stará Ľubovňa– Kežmarok– Poprad
• Castles in region– Šariš castle– Kapušany castle– Spiš castle– Lubovňa castle
Bardejov
• Already populated in prehistory• First mention - 1241 • Royal city• 14.-15. century - „Golden age“• Preserved medieval center of town• Church of Saint Egidius, City hall
Levoča
• Arised by merging two of Slavic outposts• First mention - 1249• „Leucha“• „Law of storage“ → development• 16. and 17. century → conflargation and
rebellions• Established lyceum
Stará Ľubovňa
• Already admired by Marcus Aurelius• First mention - 1292• Royal city• Market city• Castle was supposed to guard trade road• Meetings of monarchs
Kežmarok
• Slovak fishing outpost, Outpost of border guardians and German outpost
• Many of fights• Built on the trade road• Quick development for the city • Exploring of High Tatras
Poprad
• Populated in prehistory• Nemecká ves increased area of Poprad• Colonized by Germans• End of 19. century → Railway• Collection camps for Jews
Šariš castle
• Hill was already inhabited in 13th-11th century b.c.• Built to protect trade road near Torysa• 14th century – Omodejovci – strenghtened walls,
residential and farmers areas• After battle near Rozhanovce –1312- castle is in kings
property• Afraid of Muslims-Habsburgs made it into fortress-
strenghtening the walls• 1660-their munition storage blew up and the whole
castle was damaged
Kapušany castle
• 13th century – to protect kings road going from Prešov to north
• 1312 - the castle was destroyed in battle and was rebuilt in 1410 - Andrej Kappy
• Under the threat of Turks the castle was strenghtened and got new weaponry
• 1/2 of 18th century – Telekessy – castle burned in 1709
• In 1712 it was „rebuilt“ but in 1715 it was pulled down
Spiš castle
• 13th century-Mongols attack-need to build more castles
• 1/3 13th c. – main tower in middle – ½ 13th c. – romanesque palace + castle chapel + massive walls
• 1241 – resisted against Mongols, nevertheless they fortified its walls
Ľubovňa castle
• Guarding castle, guarding roads to Poland• 1st mention → 1311• 1432 – 1451 castle was damaged by Husits• 1553 → nearly destroyed by fire• Afterwards → renovation (added some elements of
renaissance)• Residence to mayors of backup cities of Poland/Spiš
until 1772• Since 1772 → used as barracks, later as a warehouse
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