Manor house in Giraltovce
The Šariš region offers many attractive tips for trips. One of the tips are the well-preserved manor houses and castles. The manor house in Giraltovce is an interesting attraction and is also part of the Šariš Castle Route.
The town of Giraltovce was founded around the beginning of the 15th century. The first names of Giraltovce written in Slovak date back to the 16th century. Giraltovce was at that time a medium-sized village by the standards of the Šariš region. The inhabitants were engaged in peasantry. Quite a number of inhabitants of the village took part in the anti-Habsburg Estates uprising and were subjects of František Rákoczi. He promised them many benefits, so many were lured into his army. After the defeat of František Rákoczi's rebellion in 1708 near Trenčín, the village was partially depopulated.
In the 18th century, the Krasnec, Podhorányi and Szirmayi families managed their estates here. A faience manufactory and a brickyard for the production of bricks were established in the village in this period..
The late Baroque manor house is from the 18th century. It was built by the Šemšei family. The single-storey block building with an asymmetrical axial arrangement on the main façade has arches over the entrance and some of the windows. The manor house has a mansard roof. Its furnishings with the surrounding park have been used for many years for health care purposes. The rooms have vaults with lunettes, Prussian and mirror vaults. There are many preserved or restored manor houses in the region and the manor house in Giraltovce is just one of many.
Source/photo: the town of Giraltovce, https://www.regionsaris.sk/historia/kastiel-giraltovce/
