The remains of the castle Čeklís are located on the western edge of the village of Bernolákovo, on the elevated terraced landmark called Várdomb (Castle Hill)
The torso of a 1.9m thick wall wall in the southwest has been preserved from the castle. Also interesting is the arched relief arc with a span of almost 5m. The wall was from stone and its direct course suggests regular formation of the castle. The second wall was made of brick and stone and probably belonged to the later construction of the castle in the western disposition. The whole object was originally protected by a moat, partially preserved on the south side.The modern tower is a water tower, which is not part of the original castle. Water tower was built in 1905. It is built on the remains of a Baroque brick cistern which was built on the remains of the castle. The bricks used to build the tower are not medieval. The location of the castle was the only elevated place near the mansion where they needed to get water by gravity. The tower is styled like a castle tower, so it fits nicely into this place where the church and mansion are nearby.
The origin of Čeklís Castle is not very well known. It was probably built in the 13th century and served as a watchtower of the road leading from Bratislava to the east. It is first mentioned in 1209 as an old settlement, which King Andrew II. donated to the administrator of the royal cellars Šebeš. In 1290, the documents mention Pavol, the son of Count Kozma of Pezinok, with the addition of "de Chekluez", which means from Čeklís.
At the beginning of the 14th century, the castle was owned by Abraham, called Rufus. Rufus was later forced to sell his property to Matúš Čák Trenčianský, and after Čák's death the castle belonged to King Karol Róbert. He returned it to its original owner, and in 1324 the Bratislava chapter brought Abraham and his wife Margaret back to Čeklís. Abraham was probably the founder of the Čeklí branch of the counts of Pezinok and Svätý Jur. Around 1351, Abraham's grandson Mikuláš of Čeklís won over the ruler Ľudovít Veľký so that they could also inherit daughters, as they had only daughters with their wife. After the death of Mikuláš and his wife, the castle fell into the hands of sisters Margita, Anna and Angela. In 1393, the castle became the property of the master Karel Krbavský, but due to constant disputes, King Sigismund got it back in 1421. Later, several owners of the castle changed - in 1424 the castle was deposited by Prince Ľudovít and in 1426 by the Bratislava counties, Juraj and Štefan Rozgonyovci. In 1458, the wife of Juraj's son Sebestyén (Šebestiana) - Barbora Rozgonyová, born Dengelengi, is mentioned as the owner of the castle. In 1487, there were many disputes over the ownership of the castle between Ladislav Rozgony and Count Simon of Pezinok, during which the castle was significantly abandoned.
Čeklís later became part of the Šintava estate. This is evidenced by a deed of donation from 1523, where King Louis II. donates this estate to Alexei I. Thurz. In 1553, Andrej Báthory was a co-owner of the castle, and probably in 1605 the castle was occupied by Štefan Bocskay, and it was not until the end of the 17th century that it became the property of the Eszterházy family. The castle soon disappeared during the Rákoczi uprising. Jozef Eszterházy left the castle and in In 1720 he had a baroque manor house built near the castle.
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The ruin is freely accessible