Bzovík

Bzovík Castle (Slovak:Bzovík Hrad; also sometimes referred to as Bzovík Fortress), is a castle located in the village of Bzovík in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

This castle was created through the renovation of the Cistercian Abbey established around 1130. A few decades later, the Premonstratesian provostship relocated to this site, transforming it into the largest feudal estate in the Hont region. Its fortress faced multiple destructions during the 15th century. In 1530, the property came under the control of Sigismund Balassa, who expelled the monks and oversaw the transformation of the Romanesque monastery into a Gothic-Renaissance castle, complete with robust outer fortifications that featured four corner bastions and a dike. The fortress sustained damage towards the end of the Second World War and has been recently restored. The castle is registered as a National heritage site in Slovakia.

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Bzovík steht weltweit auf Platz 2.970 von 3.691 im Burgen-Bekanntheitsranking des Atlas und Nr. 38 der 99 in Slowakei verzeichneten. Gegründet 1200, ist es älter als 81% der datierten Objekte des Atlas — eines von 194 Atlas-Objekten, die im 12. Jahrhundert gegründet wurden. Sehen Sie im Burgen-Statistik, wie Slowakei abschneidet.

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