Castle of Holič

Castle

The castle of Holíč is without a doubt a landmark of the town Holíč. It is located near the town centre.

The castle was built on the Moravian-Hungarian border as a border fortress. Already in the 11th century, a wooden water castle stood here. In 1241 the Árpáds started to build a new stone castle. Under the ownership of Matthew Csák of Trenčín, around 1315, a single-storey Gothic palace was built here. Numerous influential rulers made their mark here. During the rule of Francis Stephen of Lorraine, a whole new Baroque part of the town was built, together with a broad central street leading to the castle.

The originally Renaissance fortress against the Turks was rebuilt into a three-winged Baroque castle serving as a representative summer residence of the Habsburg imperial family.

At that time, the fortress area was turned into a grand park. Around the castle, utility buildings are located along the outer defence system perimeter.

An underground system of castle corridors was built in the 14th century. These diverge to all parts and connect the castle with the utility buildings. Some of the corridors are even open to the public.

The castle had almost 100 rooms in 1799. Only the renovated premises of the Town museum and gallery are used today and open to the public. One of the utility buildings is reconstructed as well – the so-called deposit that was turned into the beautiful Castle winery. Reconstruction of another utility building is currently under way – the “Tabačiareň” used for cultural purposes. Thanks to its monumentality, generous architectural concept and historical circumstances, the castle was declared a National historical monument in 1970.

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