Renaissance manor house in the village of Súľov-Hradná, which lies in the Súľov basin in the central part of the Súľov Hills, in the south-eastern outcrop of the Bytča district
The Renaissance manor house was built according to the model of the Thurzo manor in Bytča. It is a one-storey building with an originally square floor plan with a smaller courtyard and two circular corner towers. The round towers originally had onion-shaped roofs. To this day, only the northwestern tract with towers and the part of the eastern tract where the depot is located have been preserved. The manor house was severely damaged at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries by its various uses. The building was divided between several owners and everyone treated their part as they wanted. The worst was the northern and eastern wings, where family houses were built. The northwest corner was preserved in the perimeter, but the roof was damaged. The most preserved part is the southwest corner. The manor house had an entrance through a gate, which stood at a nearby bell tower.Remains of shambranos have been preserved on some windows. The windows of the round tower and the portal of the west façade had stucco framing with abstract ornamentation. In the middle of the western facade in front of the portal was a stone staircase. The building is finished with a newer cornice, under the windows was an S-shaped sgraffito. There are flat ceilings in the rooms, only in the basement there is a barrel vault with lunettes.
In the 16th century, Pavol Akay acquired property in Hradná by marrying Katarína, daughter of Sebastián Sirmiensis of Súľov. Since then, the family, originally from the Veszprém capital, has written an adjective from Aka and Hradná. In 1591, an abandoned manor house in Hradná is mentioned, which probably did not suit the Akay family, and therefore they had a new seat built in Hradná sometime around 1600. The Renaissance manor house was built according to the model of the Thurz manor house in Bytča, although with smaller dimensions.
A written mention from 1781 mentions the manor house in connection with a meeting of the heirs of Štefan Akay, who shared the individual parts of the manor house, while the court of the manor house was to be common. In the middle of the 19th century, the Akay family probably rented the manor for financial reasons. One of the tenants in 1851 was a certain Mr. Keler.
The manor house experienced its great prosperity in the time of Mária Madocsányi, the wife of the main mayor of the Trenčín capital, Pavel Madocsányi. During her time, the manor house had a nicely landscaped garden and banquets were held here. The manor house was entered through a gate, which stood at a nearby bell tower. A pond with a fountain, fish and aquatic plants was maintained in front of the manor. Beer was even brewed in the manor. Maria died in 1894 and the manor house was acquired by her nephew Pavol Andaházy, who destroyed the ornamental garden for unknown reasons.
Later, the manor belonged to Karol Alexander, Dezider Súľovský and Tatrabanka. It was bought from her by Vincent Mičura, who carved old linden trees around the manor. The manor house was repaired inappropriately, it even demolished some walls. From 1928 to 1930, the manor house was taught. The first intervention in the area of the manor was the shift of the Hradnianka river during its regulation in 1930, which changed the whole area in front of the manor. In 1937, the inhabitants of the village bought the manor from Mr. Mičura in parts. The division took place in 1944 and some of the new owners also lived in the manor house.
In addition to housing, the manor house served in the middle of the 20th century as the store, in the large hall were held village parties. It became a national cultural monument in 1963.
Even today, the manor has several owners and part of it is still inhabited, but no one cares about the manor and is falling into disrepair.
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The manor is partly used for housing, inaccessible to the public