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Town Walls

Pezinské Mestské Hradby
Town Walls
Pezinské Mestské Hradby
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
town fortification
Settlement:
Address:
Mladaboleslavská-Holubyho
Historical Hungarian county:
Pozsony
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.289308, 17.266704
Google map:

History

The town walls were built between 1615 and 1643. It included 3 gates and 11 bastions and was divided by the Black brook.

In 1663 the Turks that occupied Érsekújvár plundered the town. In the 18th century most of the defenses were demolished.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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