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New Castle or Girl's Castle

Nový Zámok
New Castle or Girl's Castle
Nový Zámok
Original function:
castle / fortification
Current function:
museum
Address:
Novozámocká 22, 969 01 Banská Štiavnica
Historical Hungarian county:
Hont
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.455798, 18.896139
Google map:
Exhibition of Hungarian-Turkish war, portrait gallery of the Koháry family.

History

It hosts an exhibition of the Hungarian-Turkish wars and there is also a beautiful panorama from the building. The castle was built between 1564 and 1571 against the Turks. It was protected by 24 Italian cannons. They raised a black flag as the enemy approached.

According to the legend the extremely wealthy Rössel Borbála had the castle built because she couldn't stand seeing the gallows pole of the town, which was standing in its place. She was called "witch of the Girl's Castle" because of her conceit and prodigal lifestyle. She was known for her beauty, but she rejected every marriage proposals. Her friends warned her of her prodigality but she cast her ring into the water of the Selmec brook saying that her wealth is as sure as that ring was lost forever. Her ring was later found in the guts of a fish and Borbála died as a poor woman. On her funeral a wind storm arose, which drove away the people and her body was torn apart by dogs.

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