Vodný Hrad is a smaller
water castle
A water castle, sometimes water-castle, is a castle which incorporates a natural or artificial body of water into its defences.Forde-Johnston (1979), p. 163. It can be entirely surrounded by water-filled moats (moated castle) or natural waterbo ...
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Å tÃtnik
Å tÃtnik () is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the KoÅ¡ice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 345 metres and covers an area of 34.54 km2.
It has a population of about 1485 ...
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Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
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Location
The ruins are located in a park, not far from a local church. Å tÃtnik is about 14 km from
Rožňava
Rožňava (, , Latin: ''Rosnavia'') is a town in Slovakia, approximately by road from Košice in the Košice Region, and has a population of 19,182.
The town is an economic and tourist centre of the Gemer. Rožňava is now a popular tourist attr ...
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History
The castle was first constructed in the 14th century.
Around 1559, the castle's protective walls surrounding the castle underwent a reconstruction to better ward off enemies from attempting to capture the village or the castle. The castle belonged to several families including the Balog, Pongrác and Bakošov families.
At the beginning of the 19th century, a part of the castle was remodeled into a more period manor house.
References
Castles in Slovakia
Buildings and structures in Košice Region
Water castles
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