{"id":2069,"date":"2020-06-03T08:19:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T07:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/historia\/hrad-plavec\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:58:43","slug":"hrad-plavec","status":"publish","type":"historia","link":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/historia\/hrad-plavec\/","title":{"rendered":"Plave\u010d Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plave\u010d Castle<\/strong> These are the ruins of a medieval border fortress, which stands on a hill above the village of Plave\u010d by the River Poprad. It was built in the late 13th century and is now one of the most popular and freely accessible tourist destinations in the \u0160ari\u0161 region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The History of Plave\u010d Castle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The castle was built between 1270 and 1294 as a border fortress. It was commissioned at his own expense by the nobleman Arnold, son of Detrik. It probably owes its name to the Polovtsian (Plavci) tribe, whom the Hungarian kings invited to the border regions of Hungary in the 11th and 12th centuries to defend the borders. The castle guarded an important trade route to Poland running through the valley of the River Poprad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout its history, the castle has had a number of owners \u2013 it belonged to King Charles I Robert of Anjou, the Drugeth family, Sigismund of Luxembourg and the Paloczay family. During the uprising led by George I R\u00e1k\u00f3czi, the castle sided with the rebels. When it lost its military significance, the Paloczay family added residential buildings and converted it into a residential property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The castle that escaped demolition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the 18th century, the owners converted the castle into a manor house, which was due to be demolished in 1715 under a decree issued by Emperor Charles VI. The castle escaped this fate \u2013 though it could not escape the owners\u2019 move to the manor house below the castle, nor a devastating fire. When the Paloczay family died out in the 19th century, the castle fell into complete disrepair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restoration of the ruins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2014, restoration and reconstruction work has been underway on the castle ruins. Thanks to support from the Ministry of Culture and European funds, two large defensive towers have been successfully completed. Today, visitors can enjoy a unique view of the surrounding area and the Poprad River valley from the castle hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get to Plave\u010d Castle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. On foot<\/strong> \u2013 straight from the village along the road; halfway along the route there is a sign reading \u201ePlave\u010d Castle 500 m\". The climb takes around 10\u201315 minutes; it is an easy walk suitable for all ages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Car<\/strong> \u2013 You\u2019ll reach a spot right next to the castle, where there\u2019s a seating area with an information board. A large car park is available for visitors in the meadow below the castle.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The ruins of Plave\u010d Castle are open to the public all year round and free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Events at the castle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Every year, cultural events open to the public are held at the castle. Among the most popular are Plave\u010d Castle Day<\/strong>, organised by the D\u017eatky Civic Association on the last Sunday in August, and Children's Day<\/strong> on the first Saturday in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plave\u010d Castle is part of\u00a0\u0160ari\u0161 Castle Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Source: OOCR R\u0160
    Source of photographs: OOCR R\u0160<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5720,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"kategoria-poi":[105,106,100,102,107],"lokalita":[29],"sezona-poi":[12],"trvanie-vyletu":[217],"class_list":["post-2069","historia","type-historia","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kategoria-poi-historia","kategoria-poi-hrady","kategoria-poi-pre-rodiny","kategoria-poi-prirodne-krasy","kategoria-poi-turistika","lokalita-lipany-a-okolie","sezona-poi-celorocne","trvanie-vyletu-kratke-vylety"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historia\/2069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/historia"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kategoria-poi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kategoria-poi?post=2069"},{"taxonomy":"lokalita","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lokalita?post=2069"},{"taxonomy":"sezona-poi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sezona-poi?post=2069"},{"taxonomy":"trvanie-vyletu","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trvanie-vyletu?post=2069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}