The village of Marhaň can be found in the Bardejov district near Giraltovce on the Topľa River. It is believed that the name of the village comes from its first owner or commander; variants Margón, Margóna, Margala were used. Over the centuries, the village belonged to various noble families - from the Abos to the Soós and others to the Dessewffys. There were originally two manor houses in the village, but the newer one has never been inhabited. The older manor house was built in the 1830s by Andrej Dessewffy the younger. He is perhaps the best known of this family. Arishtid Dessewffy - the son of Gaspar, who was a general in Honvéd in 1848. He was convicted by a military court and executed in Araba on 6.9.1849. His remains were brought to the local tomb.
The classicist manor house with retarded rococo elements is a two-storey block building. It stands, so to speak, in the centre of the village in one of the side streets, visible from the main road. During the 20th century, the building underwent several renovations and served several purposes (school, cinema, storage rooms for the unified peasant cooperative), and after this latest reconstruction it was used again as a municipal cultural centre and as a gallery.
In the forest above the village is a large tomb where General Aristide Dessewffy is buried.
Source and photo: village Marhaň
