Manor house Petrovany

Baroque-Classical Manor house Petrovany With its extensive park, it is one of the charming historic landmarks in the area Prešov. Its history dates back to the 18th century, when Count Žigmund Klobušický had it built on the site of an older Renaissance mansion, and to this day it remains part of Šariš Castle Road.

The History of Petrovany Manor House

The descendants of the nobleman Sinka, who adopted the surname „Szentpétery" in the 15th century, had their manor in Petrovany, comprising two estates – the lower one by the church and the upper one by the road leading towards Prešov, where there was also a mill. In 1756, Maria Theresa granted the Klobušický family the title of count, and in the same year, František Klobušický’s grandson, Žigmund, had a new Baroque manor house built on the site of the Szentpétery Renaissance manor house. The manor house served as a hunting lodge for the count’s family.

The manor house grounds and ice house

The manor house grounds consist of service areas, an entrance area (courtyard) and landscaped grounds. The entrance area comprises an oval-shaped green space with a circulation route. The oval grassed area, with symmetrically planted conifers, has a transverse compositional axis oriented towards the main entrance to the manor house. To the north-west of the main building stands an ice house with distinct Baroque features. In the north-western part of the park, a new building for the Dominican Sisters’ Convent has been constructed, with landscaped grounds.

Natural-landscape park

The park was created around the Baroque-Classical manor house, built in 1756, on the site of an older country garden in the late 19th century. At the time of its creation, it was a more extensive layout, which was reduced as the buildings’ functions changed, when the grounds were enclosed and the outlying areas were divided into plots. Originally, the old building was surrounded by a protective embankment – a moat – which Count Klobušický had filled in, leaving only a small pond. Further farm and service buildings, as well as a gatehouse, were added. The park forms a unified complex with the manor house grounds, where the interplay between the architectural and landscaping elements creates an integral whole.

Petrovany Manor House in the 20th century

Throughout the 20th century, the manor house was sold on several occasions and used by its owners for the storage of goods, as a state-run children’s home, and as an institution for children with mental and physical disabilities. Today, Petrovany Manor House is part of Šariš Castle Road.

Source: OOCR RŠ
Source of photographs: OOCR RŠ