"Why are there so many castles in Slovakia?" Topic
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Tango01 | 03 Jun 2020 9:28 p.m. PST |
"Today Slovakia is recognised as the world leader in car production per capita. What is less well known is that this country also has the highest number of castles per person. Theoretically, the country could be comprised of 180 small kingdoms of 30,000 people, each with its own castle or chateau. Unfortunately, because of a lack of maintenance, there are just 120 castles with visible remains, and even most of those are largely in ruins. Luckily for visitors, there are still dozens of castles to tour, replete with their former majesty and cold beauty. As a mountainous country, Slovakia is naturally predisposed to castles that use the high ground and stone as construction material. Starting in the Middle Ages and up to the 18th century, the aristocracy of the Kingdom of Hungary preferred to build their castles in Slovakia's easy-to-defend territory, said art historian Peter Kresánek…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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FatherOfAllLogic | 04 Jun 2020 6:34 a.m. PST |
To keep the Magyars and Slavs out? |
Mollinary | 04 Jun 2020 9:38 a.m. PST |
Castles are usually built to keep the locals down, not foreigners out. Discuss. |
Pan Marek | 04 Jun 2020 11:41 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 04 Jun 2020 11:53 a.m. PST |
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oldnorthstate | 04 Jun 2020 6:35 p.m. PST |
Also helped protect them against both the the Turks and Mongols. |
Thresher01 | 04 Jun 2020 8:28 p.m. PST |
Lots of easy to access building materials. |
Zephyr1 | 04 Jun 2020 9:39 p.m. PST |
I suppose if you like 3-D puzzles, buying one of the ruins to rebuild would be fun… ;-) (And lo, a new real estate industry was born… ;-) |
FatherOfAllLogic | 05 Jun 2020 6:43 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 05 Jun 2020 12:17 p.m. PST |
Dude…! (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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