Smolenice Castle

The Smolenice Castle (slovenčina. Smolenický zámok) is a castle in the eastern slope of the Little Carpathians, near the town of Smolenice, Slovakia.

History

The Smolenice Castle was build up in the half of 15th century, but it was destroyed during the Rakoci's uprising and Napoleanic wars. In 1777 the count Jan Palffy from Pezinok inherited the entire Smolenice but did not reside in the castle due to its poor condition and lack of money for rebuilding it. The castle was only rebuilt up in the 20th century, by order of the count Jozef Palffy. The architect Jozef Hubert projected the new castle by using the Kreuzenstein castle near Vienna as a model, and the works were controlled by the architect Pavol Reiter from Bavaria. During its construction there were masters from Italy, Germany, Austria and Hungary, and 60 workmen from Smolenice and nearby villages. The main building has two wings and a tower, and is made of ferroconcrete. The castle was damaged in the spring of 1945 during the World War II, and in that same year the state became the owner of it. Some reconstructions have been made after 1950, and since June 26th 1953 the castle is property of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The castle serves now as a conference centre, and it is only opened to the public in the months of July and August.

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Lyudmila Maslyaeva
20 July 2017
Nice castle, but do not waste your time for going inside
Mikulas Nemeth
8 June 2014
It's closed for public most of the year which is shame. It's a beautiful castle.
Vlado K
5 July 2013
Pekný zvonka, prázdny zvnútra
Igor Lakatos
24 April 2012
What happens in Smolenice, stays in Bojnice!
Michal Malus
21 April 2014
Zamok je otvoreny len jul-august. Ale prechadzka v parku bola prijemna.
Ivan Kollárik
26 August 2013
z vonku krasna, zachovala, historicka pamiatka, z vnutra uz len pekny hotel
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Thu Noon–6:00 PM
Fri Noon–1:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM–8:00 PM
Mon 3:00 PM–4:00 PM

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