KRÁSNA HÔRKA CASTLE (HRAD KRÁSNA HÔRKA)

The castle is also linked to the Andrássy family. Its origins probably date back to the 13th century. It is said to have served as a refuge for the Hungarian king Bela IV from the Turks. The king thanked the owners, the Bebek family, by giving them a lot of land around the castle, where they built a defensive rampart against the Turks. At the end of the 16th century, the castle came into the possession of the Andrássy family, who transformed it into a beautiful Renaissance residence in the mid-17th century, and renovated it in Baroque style in the 19th century after a fire. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Andrássy descendants turned the castle into a family museum. In the chapel, the mummy of Zsofia Seredy is displayed in a glass coffin. According to legend, her right hand is raised towards her son's heart to prevent him from committing parricide.

The castle has been closed for renovations since 2012 following a fire.

At the foot of the castle is the Art Nouveau mausoleum of two Counts Andrassý, František and Dionýz. This mausoleum is a unique monument of Art Nouveau architecture in Slovakia. It was built between 1903 and 1904 by Count Andrássy, the last male representative of his family branch.