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Mill Bastion

Mlynská bašta
Mill Bastion
Mlynská bašta
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
abandoned
Address:
Továrenská 3
Historical Hungarian county:
Abaúj-Torna
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.726806, 21.256874
Google map:

History

It was built in 1566 to protect the town from the north. It functioned as a stoneware factory between 1802 and 1836. Afterwards it became a tannery that was also closed in 1861 and the building has been abandoned ever since.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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