The core of the castle is a four-room palace with a closed courtyard. The main gate was guarded by an entrance tower whose foundations are still visible in the field. The dam was protected by a high stone wall. On its inside stood farm buildings. The entrance to the bailey was secured from the outside by a prismatic bastion and on the inside by a guardhouse.On some stone walls you can still see the remains of plaster, preserved stone lining windows, loopholes or portals. An interesting feature is the preserved rake in the wall thickness of the palace. The castle has been undergoing reconstruction work since 2012.

In historical documents, the castle is first mentioned in 1249 under the name Tobul. It functioned as a guard castle, which was to protect the royal road leading from Prešov to the north. Its first owner was the Maglód family. After the extinction of the family, the castle passed into the ownership of the royal chamber and Henrich Tarczay, a supporter of Matúš Čák, became its commander. At the beginning of the 14th century, the castle was occupied by the Omodej family from the Aba family. From 1315, the castle was in the hands of Henrich of Brezovice, who stood at the head of the revolt against the monarch. Due to the conflict with King Charles Robert in 1312, the castle was besieged by the royal army and conquered the fortress before the battle of Rozhanovce. The damaged castle was opened, as evidenced by the preserved reports from 1347 and 1372.

In 1347, King Louis I donated the manor of Kapušany to Peter Poháros, who was expressly forbidden to restore the rebellious castle.

Around 1410, however, the official Andrej Tetényi, with the consent of Sigismund of Luxembourg, acquired his new property in the vicinity of the destroyed castle and the king also allowed him to build, resp. restoration of the original castle. Tetényi began to use the surname Kapi and became the founder of the Kapi family. Thus, a new fortified building was built on the site of the destroyed castle.

During the dual rule in Hungary, the Kapi family leaned towards Ján Zápoľský, which is why their castle was conquered by the army of Ferdinand I of Habsburg. Juraj Kapi later admitted his mistake and the monarch returned the castle to him in 1545.

In 1685 the castle was occupied by the rebel troops of Imrich Thököly, but in the same year it was conquered by the imperial army. Later in 1709 the castle was occupied by Imrich Telekessy, insurgent commander of the troops of Francis II. Rákóczi. He burned it after the conquest. In 1711, the Kapi family returned to the castle and Gabriel Kapi's widow Eva Gergelaky ordered the castle to be restored once again. However, in 1715, the Hungarian Parliament decided to destroy the castle by setting it on fire, which had to be carried out by its owner so that the castle would not become the center of the anti-Habsburg uprising.

Since 2012, reconstruction work has begun on the castle.

One castle, two legends

During the reign of King Matej, the brothers Ján and Gregor Kapiovci enjoyed prosperity and joy at the castle and ignored the threats of the king, who asked them to obey. When he ran out of patience, in anger he sent an army to Kapušany Castle with the order: "Let no stone remain on the stone." They decided to endow him with their wealth. At the same time, however, they wanted to save. So when they noticed a little funny horse in the courtyard, they thought that even a small pocket with gold and jewels would look good on it. When their servants came to King Matthew, they did not please him with gifts. He gloomily accompanied them with the words: Tell your masters that I need neither gold nor treasures from subjects, but obedience. And I already have practice with your junk.

But as they departed, the servants heard the king talking about the king's son, who was seriously ill. The thought crossed their minds, and they returned, bearing a gift to the king's son. Legend has it that when a sick child saw a small animal, the diseased shine disappeared from his eyes and a healthy color returned to his face. The king, happy to heal his son, warmly shook the servant's hand and thanked them. He kept the pony and recalled the soldiers from under the castle. He only begged the Kapi brothers to keep the treasures, but to behave better.

Greedy brothers

Two unusually greedy brothers from the Kapi family wanted to thank the king. Each of them had moss sewn as gifts for him. But when one of the brothers noticed that the other's moss was smaller, he cut it off from his own - yet he would not give more. In the end, both were left with only burghers. As soon as the cunning king received the gifts, he allegedly honored the Kapis with a visit, letting himself be hosted until there was not a single gold left in the chests.

The ruin is freely accessible. Symbolic entry fee to the tower.

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