Manor Houses (Cultural Heritage of Slovakia)

Publication from series Cultural Heritage of Slovakia. Many information and pictures of historical manor houses in Slovakia. In Slovak and English language versions.

Contents

MANOR HOUSES – Treasures of History 9
Full of Art – The Manor House in Senica 10
The Esterházys – The Manor Houses in Galanta 12
A Witness of Crimes of the Countess – The Manor House in Čachtice 16
Glass Manor House – The Manor House in Lednické Rovne 20
Palatine’s Brides – The Manor House in Bytča 24
A Mammoth in the Manor House – The Manor House in Radoľa 28
Looking for Pushkin – The Manor House in Brodzany 30
The Residence of the Most Powerful – The Manor House in Topoľčianky 34
To the Pioneers of the Slovak Cinematography – The Manor House in Blatnica 41
Something for Hunters – The Manor House in Svätý Anton 44
Where the Tragedy of Man Was Born – The Manor House in Dolná Strehová 50
In the wake of the Andrássys – The Manor House in Betliar 54
Rococo Suits Well to Manor Houses – The Manor House in Markušovce 62
Renaissance below the Tatras – The Manor House in Strážky 65
Ticking of the Clock from the East – The Manor Houses in Budimír 70
From Hanušovce over the Ocean – The Manor Houses in Hanušovce nad Topľou 73
Residence of the Drugeths – The Manor House in Humenné 76
Manor House and Water – The Manor House in Michalovce 81
Tasting of the Tokay – The Manor House in Trebišov 84
MANOR HOUSES with Additional Value 87
Pálffy Romance – The Manor House in Budmerice 88
About Beethoven’s Immortal Beloved – The Manor House in Dolná Krupá 92
The Fame of the Urmín Horses – The Manor House in Mojmírovce97
The Enterprising Baron from Tribeč – The Manor Houses in Klátova Nová Ves 102
Matej Bel Also Liked It – The Manor Houses in Diviaky 106
As a Gallery – The Manor House in Fričovce 108
MANOR HOUSES – Waiting for a Miracle? 111
The Habsburgs’ Retreat – The Manor House in Holíč 112
Over the Town of Roses – The Manor House in Hlohovec 116
The Oldest One in Slovakia – The Manor House in Šimonovany 120
The Guardian of Novohrad – The Manor House in Halič 122
Summer Residence of the Thurzos – The Manor House in Betlanovce 125