The ruins of the Bačkov manor house are located in the village of Bačkov, about 25 km east of Košice. The manor house was built on the site of Bačkov Castle
Traces of the medieval castle are probably located under the ruins of the manor house, although the original castle is hardly identifiable without exploring the site. The manor house, built on these foundations, had a rectangular ground plan. On the south side there were two towers and an entrance terrace with a staircase. There were even smaller rooms on the sides of the towers, in the interior of one of them is a Baroque niche. Given the size of the object, it is quite likely that the object did not have a courtyard.Masonry is combined with bricks, in some cases pure brick. It can be a late renaissance disposition of the building with baroque interiors, but also a baroque building.
According to some sources, during the uprising in 1317, Braničev Castle above the village was destroyed and at the beginning of the 14th century, Bačkov Castle was built nearby, right in the village. Miko (Mičko, Mička, Mika) from the Ákos family is often mentioned as its founder. However, it is more probable that Braničev Castle was not completely destroyed, or it was restored in the same place and used by other owners. They moved to Bačkov only later. Namely, many sources refer to Braničev Castle after the suppression of the uprising as Bačkov, and the castles do not make any distinction at all. Sources agree, however, that after 1355 Braničev Castle began to fall into disrepair and its owners moved definitively to Bačkov.
Miko was politically oriented towards the king Karol Róbert, from whom he acquired numerous assets. Later he was a court judge of Queen Elizabeth and from 1325 a Slavonian bán. According to this function, his family was named Mičkbán.
The fate of Bačkov Castle is little known between the 14th and 16th centuries. Since 1598, Mikuláš Bocskay, František Rákóczi, Štefan Kecer and Peter Sokol have been mentioned as owners. In 1647 the castle belonged to Juraj Rákóczi I. In 1663 the owners of the castle were Mikuláš's son Štefan Bocskay and Juraj Soos. Around 1676, much of the castle was demolished (some sources cite 1688).
The later owner of the Bačkov estate, Michal Fischer, had a manor house built on the site of the demolished castle around 1750. In the 18th century, the owners of Bačkov were Semer, Mariáš, Pukyovci, Kolnáš and Forgách families. Before World War I., the manor belonged to the Wersebe family. In 1944, during World War II., the mansion was completely destroyed.
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The ruins are freely accessible