The village of Zborov is mentioned as a part of the Smilno manor and from 1414 it belonged to the Makovica manor. The manor was successively held by the Cudar family, the Rozgonyi family, later by the Serédy family and from 1601 by the Rákóczi family.
Šerédy Manor is named after the owner of Makovice Manor, Gašpar Šeredy, who received Stropkov, Pezin, Svätojur and Makovice Manors from King Ferdinand II for his military merits. In addition to the extensive reconstruction of the castle, which turned it into a modern Renaissance fortress, he had a manor house built right in the village. It fulfilled mainly residential and administrative functions. A garden was placed around the manor house. Stables, stables and other outbuildings as well as an impressive hexagonal well were added to the rear of the building. After Gaspar's death in 1555, the manor was inherited by his brother Juraj, the captain of Košice and the county governor of Šariš. After his death, the estate was first acquired by the Polish Duke Jan of Ostroh and later sold to Sigismund II Rákocz. We do not know its Renaissance architectural form, as it was later rebuilt several times. During the Reformation the manor house also served as an evangelical chapel. Countess Helena Zrínska, the wife of František I Rákoczi, was responsible for this. There was another manor house called Rákoczi manor and it was separated from the Šerédi manor by a park where František I Rákoczi had the famous Rákoczi tree planted. „Alley of 100 Likes“. Francis was very fond of staying here and he ended many of his letters with a signature and a note „Datum Zboroviac sub centrum tiliis“. Apart from its historical and aesthetic significance, the avenue was also of natural scientific importance. In 1935, a Hungarian botanist discovered a specific species of linden here, which was later named Lipa Rákoczi. The avenue was maintained until the First World War, when it was significantly damaged, as well as the manor house. Not all locals agreed on its restoration and so in 1922 22 healthy lime trees were felled and ended up as fuel. The manor house later belonged to the noble families of Erdödy and Clary-Aldringen. In 1907 it was bought by the state for the forestry authority. After the First World War, the State Forestry Administration repaired it in 1918 and used it as an administrative building and also for housing. In 1969 it was destroyed by fire, which damaged it considerably. Today, the Civic Association for the Repair of Zborov Castle is responsible for its repair.
Sheredy manor house is part of the Šariš Castle Road
Source /photo: municipality Zborov, Civic Association for the Rescue of Zborov Castle
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