Plaveč Castle on the border of Poland and Slovakia rises above the Poprad River, which gave it a strategic mission. It was built in 1270-1294 as a border fortress. It was built by the nobleman Arnold, son of Detrik, at his own expense and was made of stone from the beginning.
After the last rebellion of the Estates, on the orders of Emperor Charles VI, Plaveč Castle was to be demolished in 1715. The eloquent Juraj Palocsay is said to have succeeded in persuading the commission to declare the castle a residential manor, which was not subject to the monarch's mandate, with the help of wine and gold. He succeeded in doing so and was one of the few survivors of that period.
Various legends circulate about its owners, but the castle's to Mr. Nicholas.
The castle lord Nicholas was a man with a hard heart. Even his brother, whom he always hated, was caned after his death. When the spiritual father entered his conscience in the Sunday sermon, the great man flew out of the church as if stung. He jumped into his carriage and drove the astonished horse straight at the priest, who had gone out into the street to calm him down.
The Emperor punished Nicholas for killing a servant of God with crows. He was no longer allowed to harness horses. A hard winter came. A sleigh with a team of oxen approached the village from the castle, and a pack of wolves chased after the sleighs. The Darmo-born spurred the oxen into a brisk trot. They got no further than the church. Where in summer the horses had trampled the parson, the lord of the castle paid the penalty with his life. The wolves tore him to pieces.
There is also a curious story about the last of the owners of Plaveč Castle. The man died in Paris, but as he wished to be buried in Plaveč, he was ordered to be transported in a coffin. In it, the body was to be protected by alcohol, also for hygienic reasons. At that time there was a war against the Habsburgs, who were also aided by Russian Cossacks. The chest with the deceased was opened and the alcohol was drunk. The body of the deceased was eventually to be buried in a crypt near the castle, together with the other castle owners.
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