Orava Castle

Orava Castle

Orava Castle

Orava Castle (Slovak: Oravský hrad, German: Arwaburg, Hungarian: Árva vára), is situated on a high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful castles in Slovakia. The castle was built in the Kingdom of Hungary in the thirteenth century. Many scenes of the 1922 film Nosferatu were filmed here, the castle representing Count Orlok's Transylvanian castle.[1]

Orava Castle stands on the site of an old wooden fortification, built after the Mongol invasion of Hungary of 1241. Its history follows a familiar pattern of construction, destruction, reconstruction, fire, various ownerships and territorial squabbles. The original design was in Romanesque and Gothic style; it was later reconstructed as a Renaissance and Neo-Gothic structure, hugging the shape of the 520-metre spur on which it perches.

The mining magnate Thurzo family, who took charge in the mid-16th century, were responsible for a great deal of rebuilding work, although its present form was not finalised until 1611. It burned down again in 1800, after which it was no longer used as a residence. After a period of dilapidation dating until World War II, the castle became a national monument.

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Website:https://www.oravskemuzeum.sk/

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Upper castle from the west side. Orava Castle 6
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Upper castle from the west side. Orava Castle 6

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Castle from the south. Orava Castle 7
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Castle from the south. Orava Castle 8

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First gate. Western bastion. Orava Castle 11
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First gate. Western bastion. Orava Castle 11

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Second gate with a draw bridge. Orava Castle 13
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Second gate with a draw bridge. Orava Castle 13

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Este corredor de túnel curvo conecta el área de la puerta de entrada del castillo inferior con el patio principal del castillo medio. Orava Castle 16
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Este corredor de túnel curvo conecta el área de la puerta de entrada del castillo inferior con el patio principal del castillo medio. Orava Castle 16

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Pase por un antiguo carruaje histórico en su camino hacia un antiguo túnel de fortificación. Orava Castle 18
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Pase por un antiguo carruaje histórico en su camino hacia un antiguo túnel de fortificación. Orava Castle 18

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El castillo tiene su propia capilla consagrada al Arcángel Miguel. Tras la muerte de Juraj Thurzo en 1616, su viuda Alžbeta Czoborová hizo que la capilla se transformara en una capilla funeraria y los restos de su esposo se colocaron en la cripta allí, así como los restos de su único hijo Imrich seis años después. En 1926 falleció la propia Alžbeta. Excepto los miembros de la familia Thurzo, la familia Henkel también tiene su cripta allí. Orava Castle 25
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El castillo tiene su propia capilla consagrada al Arcángel Miguel. Tras la muerte de Juraj Thurzo en 1616, su viuda Alžbeta Czoborová hizo que la capilla se transformara en una capilla funeraria y los restos de su esposo se colocaron en la cripta allí, así como los restos de su único hijo Imrich seis años después. En 1926 falleció la propia Alžbeta. Excepto los miembros de la familia Thurzo, la familia Henkel también tiene su cripta allí. Orava Castle 25

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Chapel of St. Michael. Orava Castle 30

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Tomb of György Thurzó. Chapel of St. Michael. Orava Castle 31
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Tomb of György Thurzó. Chapel of St. Michael. Orava Castle 31

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Cannon tower in front of the middle ward. Orava Castle 45
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Cannon tower in front of the middle ward. Orava Castle 45

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Tower of a ward castle from the 13th century. Orava Castle 46
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Tower of a ward castle from the 13th century. Orava Castle 46

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The residential tower of the Corvinius Palace. Courtyard of the middle. Orava Castle 50
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The residential tower of the Corvinius Palace. Courtyard of the middle. Orava Castle 50

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Nosferatu. Courtyard of the middle. Orava Castle 56
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Nosferatu. Courtyard of the middle. Orava Castle 56

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Dama blanca del castillo de Orava en el pasillo. Es una figura trágica, ya que su marido, el caballero Dvonč, le cortó la mano y murió a causa de ello. Orava Castle 71
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Dama blanca del castillo de Orava en el pasillo. Es una figura trágica, ya que su marido, el caballero Dvonč, le cortó la mano y murió a causa de ello. Orava Castle 71

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Sala del escudo de armas que lleva el nombre de sillas bellamente talladas con escudos de armas. Corvinus Palace. Orava Castle 72
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Sala del escudo de armas que lleva el nombre de sillas bellamente talladas con escudos de armas. Corvinus Palace. Orava Castle 72

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Corvinus Palace. Orava Castle 73
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Exhibition of Natural History. This exhibition is situated in the Palace of John of Dubovec and the Residential Tower. Orava Castle 81
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Exhibition of Natural History. This exhibition is situated in the Palace of John of Dubovec and the Residential Tower. Orava Castle 81

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Exhibition of Period Furniture. Orava Castle 85
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Exhibition of Period Furniture. Orava Castle 85

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Ethnographic Exhibition. Orava Castle 86
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Mediatéka (Media Library). Mediatéka is dedicated to films and series filmed at Orava Castle and its surroundings. A cult-following German film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror from 1922, inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, is ranked as the most influential one. Among others, several Slovak films, such as Kráľ Drozdia brada, Sokoliar Tomáš or Láska na vlásku, were also filmed at Orava Castle. Orava Castle 98
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Mediatéka (Media Library). Mediatéka is dedicated to films and series filmed at Orava Castle and its surroundings. A cult-following German film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror from 1922, inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, is ranked as the most influential one. Among others, several Slovak films, such as Kráľ Drozdia brada, Sokoliar Tomáš or Láska na vlásku, were also filmed at Orava Castle. Orava Castle 98

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