Smolenice Castle

Smolenice Castle (Slovak: Smolenický zámok) is a castle in the eastern slope of the Little Carpathians, near the town of Smolenice, Slovakia. History Smolenice Castle was built in the 15th century. It was destroyed during Rákóczi's War of Independence and the Napoleonic Wars. In 1777, Count János Pálffy from Pezinok inherited the castle but didn’t live there because it was in bad shape and he had no money to repair it. The castle was only rebuilt in the 20th century, by order of Count József Pálffy. The architect Jozef Hubert designed the new castle, using Kreuzenstein Castle near Vienna as a model. Pavol Reiter from Bavaria supervised the work. During construction, workers from Italy, Germany, Austria, and Hungary helped, along with 60 workers from Smolenice and nearby villages. The main building has two wings and a tower, and is made of ferroconcrete. References