Halič
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Halič (German: Geschatz; Hungarian: Gács) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
[edit] History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1299 (Gach) as a very important castle. From 1554 to 1594 it was occupied by Turks. From 1938 to 1945 it belonged to Hungary.
[edit] History of the Halič castle
The first written mention about the castle in Halič is from the year 1450. At this time on a hill there had to stand a castle because of having the first written mention about village Holuch, Gach - Halič as the extramural settlement from 1299. The castle was built without any royal permission by magister Tamas from Lučenec. In the years 1450-51 it belonged to the Jiskras, later to János Hunyady. In 1462 was owned by the king Matthew Corvinus. In the first half of the 16th century it was in property of Istvan Losonczy from Lučenec. The castle was reconstructed without any royal permission, therefore it was again demaged in 1544. After death of Štefan Lučenský his daugther Anne inherited this county which married Zsigmund Forgách. The Forgáčs were one of the oldest Hungarian aristocrat family. Their origin they derived from the Great Moravian family Poznam, which had preserved their positions in Slovakia after being incorporated into the Hungarian kingdom. The Halič castle was owned by them till 1945. At a traditional fortificated and strategic place Zigmund Forgáč built a castle which had been the owner of county since 1598. In 1612 it was repaired carefully and on the ground plan of a pulled irregular hexagon was constructed a storeyed building with six corner bastions, insecured by a ditch and mounds. Wings of this hexagon turned to a courtyard with plain walls which had many wall paintings with large than life figures of the Roman emperors and the Hungarian kings between windows and entrances. At the end of the 17th century Imre Thököly had struggled to capture the castle, he did not succeed. In 1678 when owned by Adam Forgáč, the castle was besieged by Turks. Defenders repulsed this attack in 1703, too. After 6 years Ferenc II Rákoczi took possession of the castle. Leader of emperor´s troops the General Heister had the castle fired off. Roof and part of interior equipment had burnt out. The Forgáčs had the castle reconstructed in 1762. This great reconstruction was caused by need of representative seat. A very famous builder, the Austrian Andre Meyerhoffer, was in charge of works, he was famous as builder of some palaces in Bratislava.
[edit] External links
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/halic/halic.html
- http://www.tourist-channel.sk/halic/
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