Obnova hradu Blatnica a zamyslenie sa nad jej smerovaním. (Slovak)

Blatnica Castle situated in the Martin district is, in terms of its area, one of the smaller castles in Slovakia. Its medieval palace with a 13th-century south-western tower connected by a perimeter wall to a 14th-century north-eastern tower, copies the terrain of a narrow limestone cliff called Plešovica. The castle has gradually become a ruin since the fire of 1760. Its renovation has taken place under the leadership of the Diadem civic association since 2006. The preservation work and construction work associated with masonry cavities, window linings and portals, as well as stabilization of the masonry are carried out annually. In 2015, a more fundamental construction project was started in the palace, when after removing the rubble on the ground floor, this newly created space was vaulted with a stone barrel vault, above which a walking area was created. The civic association intends to adapt the southwestern tower to a lookout tower in the future, complete another vault on the second floor, cover the palace with a roof and operate a museum in the interior. However, the state authorities refuse this intention for reasons of unsuitability from the point of view of monuments protection and with regard to preserving the outstanding character of the castle ruin surrounded by the nature of the Veľká Fatra National Park. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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