Only the ruins of the former monastery have been preserved, showing the extent and arrangement of the buildings. Only one of the former monastery buildings stands today - the Gothic sacristy, later converted into a chapel, while the others are demolished to the ground. There is a significant human intervention, especially in individual bastions, where one can see an attempt to adapt to modern times by introducing wiring and setting metal frames. The appearance of the whole monument is spoiled especially by unsuitable building material used for partial reconstruction - concrete. In one of the corner bastions are even artificially created concrete spiral stairs, which are interesting, but together with other interventions spoil the historical impression of the monument.It is worth noting the reconstruction of the roofing of the individual bastions and the castle chapel. On four corner bastions are large cannon holes, originally lined with sgraffito ornamentation. There are also renaissance barrel vaults with lunettes and a staircase in the wall thickness.The original Romanesque church, built of stone blocks, was two-towered, to its northern side were added Gothic sacristy and monastery with orbiting cloister and paradise courtyard. A monumental fortification, on the corner with four elevated rounded bastions, was protected by a moat. Individual bastions were accessible by gallery and gothic-renaissance portals, on some of them are initials of S. B. (Sigismundus Balassa) and dating 1545.

In the years 1124-31, Lampert of the Hont-Pázmány family with his wife Žofia and son Mikuláš built a monastery with a Cistercian abbey in honor of King Štefan. In 1135 King Belo II. he wrote the property and the population of the monastery. In the years 1180-1181, the Premonstratensian monastery acquired the monastery. The Premonstratensian monks of St. Norbert, who founded a small monastery in Prémontré and a new monastery. This Premonstratensian priory was actually a kind of branch of the French Riéval or the Moravian Gradec. The Bzovík priory played an important role in history and in 1262 it was also supported by Belo IV. The monastery church was built in the first half of the 12th century, although it was first mentioned in 1285. The monastery was often the subject of disputes. In 1351 there were bloody disputes over property with Krupina. The victim of these disputes was the monk Robert with two servants, who was murdered. The reconciliation of both parties did not occur until 1431. However, Bzovík did not rest for a long time, and already in 1433 he faced the attack of the Hussites, who burned down the monastery. The Gothic reconstruction of the area dates from this period, from the years 1444-1446. However, the repaired monastery complex was set on fire in 1471 by the people of Krupina.

However, the priory then fell during the constant turbulent times, until it disappeared in 1530. During this period, the monastery was militarily attacked by Count Sigismund I. Balassa, who was a supporter of the Reformation. After the monastery was occupied for fear of the Turks, he began rebuilding the monastery into a fortress. The church was abolished. Of the towers, only the north was left, which served as an observation tower. The whole monastery was surrounded by a high castle wall and 4 bastions were built on the corners. There were loopholes in the wall and bastions, which were connected by walkways. A moat was built around the fortress. During the reconstruction, the monastery was besieged by the Turks, but without success. The original Bzovíč monastery became an anti-Turkish fortress.

After Balassa's death in 1559, the fortress was acquired by his widow Barbora, born Fánchyová, and in 1562 by Dennai Fánchy Juraj. The Fánchy family owned the fortress until the middle of the 17th century. The Szelényi, Boriov and Baloghov families were also among the owners to whom the building was later deposited. In 1658 it was the property of Sidónia Balassa. In 1678, Bzovík was occupied and burned by the troops of Imrich Thököly. After their departure in 1680-1686, the area became the property of the Jesuits and later Juraj Szelepcsényi, who acquired it for the church. At this time there was a baroque reconstruction of the fortress. The Esztergom chapter was the owner of the fortress until 1908, when it sold it to Štefan Sluk. In 1911, the woodworking company Moric Schmiedl and son from Šahy were based in the complex. In r. 1925-1927 the Bzovík estate ceased to exist.

The first and most significant research activity in this locality was archaeological research in 1931 and 1932 under the leadership of V. Mencl. The research provided a lot of information about parts of the monument that no longer exist. The foundation masonry of the original church was uncovered, which was later backfilled.

According to some sources, during World War II, the fort's buildings severely damaged German troops and demolished the north tower. However, the conscious destruction and dismantling of the fortress probably occurred in 1945, when the material was used for construction purposes. In 1948, the property was sold to Štefan Halász of Bzovík. In 1952, the building became the property of the state. In 1964 it became a cultural monument.

The restoration of the monument and the removal of the walls above ground level did not occur until 1967-1969 under the leadership of G. Balaša. In 2003 and 2004, the Department of Archeology of UK in Bratislava had some activities here under the leadership of M. Slivka and M. Hladík.

In 2015, archaeological research was conducted under the direction of Ján Beljak in collaboration with archaeologist Peter Debnár. In addition to excavation work, landscaping and cleaning was also carried out. The research was focused mainly on the western part of the internal development. During the research, pottery and various small objects and tiles were found.

There are no myths available.

The monastery ruin is freely accessible to the public. If the object is closed, the keys can be borrowed at the Municipal Office in the village.

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