Hrad Kazimír (zrúcanina)

The ruins of Kazimír Castle are located in the village of Kazimír, on Hrunok Hill. Near the castle there is a small church of the Reformed Church, which today serves the local Calvinist parish. The modern village of Kazimír was formed in the 1950s by merging two neighbouring settlements, now its local parts: Veľký Kazimír and Malý Kazimír.

Only a single wall of the former main residential tower (a donjon) has survived from Kazimír Castle to the present day. It contains a window opening, along with several remains of masonry within the castle area. This rectangular tower served both as a residential space and, in times of danger, as a defensive refuge tower.

Kazimír Castle was relatively small, and its layout did not significantly change during later modifications. It is believed that the castle had a defensive function, controlling an important route from the Zemplín region to the Slanec Pass. It was likely built at the end of the 13th century, after the Mongol invasion of 1241–1242, when King Béla IV encouraged the construction of stone castles as part of strengthening the kingdom’s defenses and granted extensive land donations to nobles.

The castle most likely ceased to exist in the 15th century, during the reign of Matthias Corvinus.

Source: www.keturist.sk