Castle in the Divín (Divín)

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After the emperor's army in 1593 was conquered by the Turks Fiľakovo, the crew left the Turkish Divín castle that has never returned to him, the people of Divine thought to live in peace. But, unfortunately, was not the case. During the anti-Habsburg uprisings in the 17th century castle and the town threatened by him once Kuruc once labanské troops. Najkrušnejšie times but people survived when the owner of the castle was Imre III. Balassa, landowners with violent tendencies looting Knight. His slate terrorized not only their own subjects, but the entire surroundings. Emperor to make his hernia slate, placed the castle divínsky military garrison. Balassa, understandably, want to live in the castle, together with foreign troops, therefore, asked the emperor to let him build a house under the castle for himself and his family. The emperor and his request was granted six months has been the world's new Renaissance style. Actually built his mansion so that he gave earlier to extend the barrier below the castle and its square has lashed hradobným walls with high towers on the bastion gate layout and a square in the middle frontal lobe. It is expected that there initially in 1559 the house was built, and whose foundations were built mansion. High bastions and palace roof, resembling a vertical orientation of the Gothic roofs of buildings and a wooden balcony above the gate with a semi-circular arcades are carved from wood, mixed whole bizarre essays, the work of local masons and carpenters gothic inspired home tradition and technique of the Italian fortification builders. Year of this small but well fortified manor house is also questionable as some sources indicate the year 1670, others are the 1671st Castle in the Divine creation can therefore date back to the turn of the years 1670-1671. Until today the bastion of the castle keep metal flags with the letters C B. (Comes Balassa - Count Balassa). Balassove slate peaked when he killed an officer in the castle crew and seized the castle is a betrayal. After this act the emperor gave him captured and diverted to Bratislava in prison. Karol Strassaldo Generals Alexander and Leslie gave ravage and then abandoned castle to blow up. Balassa escaped from prison, but since he came on his property, the Divine has returned. Former county Imre III. Balassa, several years after his death under the administration of the royal crown of Hungary.