It was probably in the past a toll building that was fortified during the Turkish invasion. This castle is reminiscent of only a 10-meter stretch of stone wall, about 6 m high, about 0.8 m thick, located in the garden on private land.The shape of the parcels in the area and also the analogy of the nearby Štítnik Castle can only be used to judge the original shape of the Plešivec Castle. It was probably a square size (42x44 m) to which residential and farm buildings were added. We can only assume that the castle's defense systems used the surrounding watercourses - namely the Slaná River. Unfortunately, we know very little about this castle, even the surrounding housing blocks make further in-depth archaeological research impossible. Above the city rises a hill called Óvár, which means old castle, - 430 m asl. It is possible that there was once a castle, but no trace of it was found.

There are few such places in the history of the Arpad family, whose name originated rather than the settlement itself. One of them is one of the oldest settlements in Gemer County - Plešivec. In the 12th century, the word Plešivec / then, of course, another name / was not the name of a settlement or town in its present form. This is how a huge set of estates was named, stretching from Ardov through Štítnik to Brzotín. The name is closely related to the Great Hill, which is characterized by its baldness. Even today, it is decorated with many bare rocks. This hill was called bald, so it was the inspiration for the name of the later settlement - Plešivec. It also served as an information point of reference for the many buyers, traders and passengers whose journey led through these parts.

When in 1243 Belo IV. Plešivec donated to the brothers Detrich and Štefan Szár from the Ákoš family he stood here on the site of an old Slavic fortified settlement at the mouth of the Štítnický brook to Šajava (Slaná river) a castle surrounded by a moat. Not only Plešivec, but also large plots of land on Gemer were given to the sons of Matej from the Ákoš family, Detrich Szár and Filip Szár on the basis of help to King Bel IV. in the battle against the Tatars (correctly the Mongols) by the river Slaná in 1241. After a defeated battle, the brothers accompanied him on the run and helped him get to safety on the castle of the Devil's Castle. After Detrich's death, his son Benedikt Csetneky ruled the territory. In 1307, the new castle was built by Dominik Bebek, the son of Benedikt Csetnek.

At the beginning of the 14th century, the family property and subsequently the family were divided into two branches. Dominik Bebek was the founder of the Bebek family and his brother Ladislav Csetneky was the founder of the Csetnek family (according to the Hungarian name Štítnik - Csetnek) with assigned property in Štítnik. The new Dominika Castle, which was already surrounded by a moat, had large and powerful walls dating back to the later built stool house at the upper end of Plešivec. The surrounding water served as a defensive element. He played an important role during the Turkish wars. Precisely because of its importance and strategic importance, the Hungarian parliament ordered the Gemer capital to keep an army and a permanent garrison at the castle. Despite these measures, the Turks seized Plešivec in 1558 and also became masters of the castle. Queen Isabella, mother of the still young John II. Sigismund Zápoľský was assassinated in 1558 by František Bebek. Based on this event, his son Juraj Bebek sided with Emperor Ferdinand I of Habsburg. In 1562, Juraj Bebek was captured by the Turkish, and after three years in prison, he again sided with the Turkish Sultan Suleiman I in 1565. However, when Juraj Bebek allied with the Turks, King Maximilian II. sent a military expedition against him under the leadership of Lazar Schwenda, who conquered and demolished Plešivec Castle in 1566.

Today, only a small part of the castle wall has been preserved from the castle. Clarification of the history and origin of this castle would certainly bring deeper archaeological research, which, unfortunately, did not take place before the construction of apartments in the vicinity of the building.

The legend of the castle

According to legend, the Bebek family derived their origin from the shepherds. One of them stumbled upon a deposit of rare ores while grazing. On the advice of his wife, the beautiful Ida, he offered luminous breasts to the king and asked for permission to build seven basketers for them. At the beginning of the 16th century, the Bebek family owned seven castles (including Plešivec), of which he considered Krásná Hôrka to be the most important.

The ruin is located on a private property, which is fenced, it can be viewed from the outside, or with the permission of the land owner.

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