Renaissance manor house located in the village of Krasňany near Žilina. Originally, these were two separate buildings, while the older manor house was built on the site of an older manor or water castle.
The older mansion was probably built on the site of a water castle or manor and has a U-shaped floor plan. There are two prismatic towers on the corners. A semicircular Renaissance entrance portal led to a drawbridge. Sgraffito ornamental strips have been restored on the façade and the rooms are vaulted with Renaissance cross or barrel vaults with lunettes.The second, newer manor house, built on the west side, also has a U-type floor plan, but has three round towers at the corners. The courtyard facade has open arcades on the first and second floors. The ground floor rooms are vaulted with shallow Renaissance cross vaults and barrel vaults with lunettes. Both buildings are multi-storey and together form a closed layout with a central courtyard.
- Source: kastielkrasnany.sk
In the 15th century, the Krasnian area belonged to an important aristocratic Pongrácz family. Archival records show that in 1561 the family rebuilt their late Gothic manor here (some sources also assume a water castle) into a family residence, a Renaissance manor house. Lukáš Čierny from Budatín together with his son Jan took care of the construction. The building was surrounded by a moat and the manor was entered through a drawbridge, the remains of which are still preserved on the original entrance portal.
In 1654 there was a fire in the manor house, followed by an extensive reconstruction. In the immediate vicinity began to build a new manor house with a central courtyard, which was connected to the old building by a single wing. Today, the whole manor consists of two late Renaissance buildings connected by a connecting wing.
At the end of the 19th century, a general renovation was carried out with the addition of a chapel. After the Second World War, however, the Pongrácz family lost it due to nationalization - for a long time, the state became its owner. After the nationalization of the manor house by the state, its premises were used mainly for cultural purposes, and for some time the Považské Museum was also housed in it. The last comprehensive renovation took place in the years 1967 - 1980, when the building was statically secured, but from a historical point of view there was irreversible damage. Descendants of the original owners did not return the manor until it was restituted in 1995.
In 2004, the manor house was bought from them by the Italian businessman Rugger Gadotti, who renovated the building and furnished the interior with historic furniture. The mansion is privately owned and hosts weddings and other events.
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The manor and the park are not freely accessible, they are used for various events and weddings. The tour can be arranged in advance.More info