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==2012 fire== |
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On 10 March 2012, the castle was badly damaged by fire. The fire was caused by two young |
On 10 March 2012, the castle was badly damaged by fire. The fire was caused by two young [[Romani]] boys who attempted to light up a cigarette and accidentally lit grass on the hill, from where it spread to the castle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spravy.pravda.sk/hrad-krasna-horka-je-v-plamenoch-dnd-/sk_regiony.asp?c=A120310_142426_sk_regiony_p23|title=Hrad Krásna Hôrka zdevastoval veľký požiar|date=11 March 2012|publisher=[[Pravda.sk]]|language=Slovak|accessdate=19 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="huff">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/11/krasna-horka-fire-smoking-children-slovakia-castle_n_1337606.html|title=Krasna Horka Fire: Smoking Children Burn Down Slovakia Castle|date=11 March 2012|work=HuffPost|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> |
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The castle building suffered extensive damage. The roof, the exhibition area in the Gothic palace and the bell tower were completely destroyed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novinky.cz/zahranicni/evropa/261501-na-slovensku-hori-hrad-krasna-horka.html|title=Na Slovensku hoří hrad Krásna Hôrka|last=Vilček|first=Ivan |date=10 March 2012|publisher=[[Novinky.cz]]|language=Czech|accessdate=10 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="novycas">{{cite web|url=http://www.cas.sk/clanok/219044/z-krasnej-horky-sa-podarilo-zachranit-90-percent-expozicii.html|title=Z Krásnej Hôrky sa podarilo zachrániť 90 percent expozícií|date=11 March 2012|publisher=[[Nový čas]]|language=Slovak|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> Three bells in the bell tower were melted by the heat.<ref name="novinky2">{{cite web|url=http://www.novinky.cz/zahranicni/evropa/261533-slovensky-hrad-krasna-horka-shorel-kvuli-dvema-detem-s-cigaretou.html?ref=zpravy-dne|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105161519/http://www.novinky.cz/zahranicni/evropa/261533-slovensky-hrad-krasna-horka-shorel-kvuli-dvema-detem-s-cigaretou.html?ref=zpravy-dne|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2013|title=Slovenský hrad Krásná Hôrka shořel kvůli dvěma dětem s cigaretou|last=Šubrt|first=Pavel|date=11 March 2012|publisher=Novinky.cz|language=Czech|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> Initially, it was thought that many of the building's historic artefacts had been destroyed.<ref name=BBC17330120>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17330120 |title=Slovakia's Krasna Horka castle destroyed in fire |first=Wendy |last=Urquhart |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> However, according to the Interior Minister of Slovakia [[Daniel Lipšic]], "...the vast majority of exhibits remained undamaged".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediafax.cz/zahranici/4021734-VIDEO-Slovensky-hrad-Krasna-Horka-je-v-plamenech|title=VIDEO: Slovenský hrad Krásna Hôrka poničil požár|last= Sovová|first=Lucie|date=10 March 2012|publisher=Mediafax.cz|language=Czech|accessdate=11 March 2012}} (''"Drtivá většina exponátů je naštěstí nepoškozená..."'')</ref> [[Daniel Krajcer]], Minister of Culture, commented that only the upper part of the castle (including collections) had been destroyed.<ref name="cztv"/> The [[Slovak National Museum]] has stated that 90% of the collections were undamaged.<ref name="novinky2"/> |
The castle building suffered extensive damage. The roof, the exhibition area in the Gothic palace and the bell tower were completely destroyed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novinky.cz/zahranicni/evropa/261501-na-slovensku-hori-hrad-krasna-horka.html|title=Na Slovensku hoří hrad Krásna Hôrka|last=Vilček|first=Ivan |date=10 March 2012|publisher=[[Novinky.cz]]|language=Czech|accessdate=10 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="novycas">{{cite web|url=http://www.cas.sk/clanok/219044/z-krasnej-horky-sa-podarilo-zachranit-90-percent-expozicii.html|title=Z Krásnej Hôrky sa podarilo zachrániť 90 percent expozícií|date=11 March 2012|publisher=[[Nový čas]]|language=Slovak|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> Three bells in the bell tower were melted by the heat.<ref name="novinky2">{{cite web|url=http://www.novinky.cz/zahranicni/evropa/261533-slovensky-hrad-krasna-horka-shorel-kvuli-dvema-detem-s-cigaretou.html?ref=zpravy-dne|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105161519/http://www.novinky.cz/zahranicni/evropa/261533-slovensky-hrad-krasna-horka-shorel-kvuli-dvema-detem-s-cigaretou.html?ref=zpravy-dne|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2013|title=Slovenský hrad Krásná Hôrka shořel kvůli dvěma dětem s cigaretou|last=Šubrt|first=Pavel|date=11 March 2012|publisher=Novinky.cz|language=Czech|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> Initially, it was thought that many of the building's historic artefacts had been destroyed.<ref name=BBC17330120>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17330120 |title=Slovakia's Krasna Horka castle destroyed in fire |first=Wendy |last=Urquhart |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> However, according to the Interior Minister of Slovakia [[Daniel Lipšic]], "...the vast majority of exhibits remained undamaged".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediafax.cz/zahranici/4021734-VIDEO-Slovensky-hrad-Krasna-Horka-je-v-plamenech|title=VIDEO: Slovenský hrad Krásna Hôrka poničil požár|last= Sovová|first=Lucie|date=10 March 2012|publisher=Mediafax.cz|language=Czech|accessdate=11 March 2012}} (''"Drtivá většina exponátů je naštěstí nepoškozená..."'')</ref> [[Daniel Krajcer]], Minister of Culture, commented that only the upper part of the castle (including collections) had been destroyed.<ref name="cztv"/> The [[Slovak National Museum]] has stated that 90% of the collections were undamaged.<ref name="novinky2"/> |
Revision as of 19:46, 30 September 2023
Krásna Hôrka Castle | |
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Krásna Hôrka | |
Krásnohorské Podhradie, Slovakia | |
Coordinates | 48°39′30″N 20°36′01″E / 48.658307°N 20.600336°E |
Site history | |
Built | since the 13th century[1] |
Events | 10 March 2012 – fire |
The Krásna Hôrka Castle (Slovak: Hrad Krásna Hôrka, Hungarian: Krasznahorka vára) is a castle in Slovakia, built on a hilltop overlooking the village of Krásnohorské Podhradie near Rožňava, in Košice Region. The first recorded mention of the castle was in 1333. In 1961 Krásna Hôrka was designated a National Cultural Monument of the Slovak Republic.[2] It was said to be one of the country's best-preserved castles. On 10 March 2012 the castle was extensively damaged by fire, due to some teens carelessly discarding a cigarette which set the grass on fire.[3]
Etymology
The name means "a beautiful mountain" (Slovak: krásna - beautiful, hôrka - a little mountain). [4] Unlikely but possible is a derivation from the word kras (karst), because the karst is in the neighbourhood.[4]
History
The castle was built in the 13th century by the Hungarian Ákos brothers[note 1] on a trade route leading from Transylvania through Košice to Spiš and today's Poland.[1] The Ákos family (which later changed its name to Bebek) lived in Krásna Hôrka from the mid-13th century to 1566, apart from a short period when the Mariássy family seized control of the castle.[1] In 1578 the castle passed into the hands of [the Hungarian] Péter Andrássy and remained in the possession of the Andrássy family up until 1918 (the year the First Czechoslovak Republic was founded).[1]
During 2010 and 2011 the castle underwent renovation and was re-opened to public in April, 2011.[5]
2012 fire
On 10 March 2012, the castle was badly damaged by fire. The fire was caused by two young Romani boys who attempted to light up a cigarette and accidentally lit grass on the hill, from where it spread to the castle.[6][7]
The castle building suffered extensive damage. The roof, the exhibition area in the Gothic palace and the bell tower were completely destroyed.[8][9] Three bells in the bell tower were melted by the heat.[10] Initially, it was thought that many of the building's historic artefacts had been destroyed.[3] However, according to the Interior Minister of Slovakia Daniel Lipšic, "...the vast majority of exhibits remained undamaged".[11] Daniel Krajcer, Minister of Culture, commented that only the upper part of the castle (including collections) had been destroyed.[5] The Slovak National Museum has stated that 90% of the collections were undamaged.[10]
Cultural references
Hungarian folk ballad Krasznahorka büszke vára (The Proud Castle of Krásna Hôrka), traditionally played on a tárogató, is inspired by the castle.[12]
Gallery
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d "Hrad Krásna Hôrka" (in Slovak). Slovak National Museum. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Sovová, Lucie (10 March 2012). "VIDEO: Slovenský hrad Krásna Hôrka poničil požár" (in Czech). Mediafax.cz. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ a b Urquhart, Wendy. "Slovakia's Krasna Horka castle destroyed in fire". BBC News. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ a b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2011). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (12)". Kultúra slova (2). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 99.
- ^ a b "Slovenský hrad Krásna Horka poškodil obrovský požár" (in Czech). Czech Television. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Hrad Krásna Hôrka zdevastoval veľký požiar" (in Slovak). Pravda.sk. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Krasna Horka Fire: Smoking Children Burn Down Slovakia Castle". HuffPost. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Vilček, Ivan (10 March 2012). "Na Slovensku hoří hrad Krásna Hôrka" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Z Krásnej Hôrky sa podarilo zachrániť 90 percent expozícií" (in Slovak). Nový čas. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ a b Šubrt, Pavel (11 March 2012). "Slovenský hrad Krásná Hôrka shořel kvůli dvěma dětem s cigaretou" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Sovová, Lucie (10 March 2012). "VIDEO: Slovenský hrad Krásna Hôrka poničil požár" (in Czech). Mediafax.cz. Retrieved 11 March 2012. ("Drtivá většina exponátů je naštěstí nepoškozená...")
- ^ "Najdôstojnejší pohreb, aký som zažil". Štandard (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 January 2023.