Castle
 The castle is a so-called municipal
castle - it was built inside the free royal town Kezmarok
to protect ot against its potential enemies. The
construction of the castle has been connected with the
Zapolsky family - the fist written report is from 1463.
During centuries several owners changed in the Kezmarok
castle. In 1579 the castle and abusively also the free
royal town Kezmarok fell into the hands of the Thokoly
family, the four generations of which resided there until
1684. The last owner of the castle was Ferdinand Rueber,
from whom the town had in 1702 bought the castle. The
youngest part is baroque chapel built in 1657 - 1658. In
1931 a museum was open there.
Visiting
hours:
During the
min season: Tue - Fri 9 -12 13 - 16.30 entry every 30 minutes, Sat, Sun
9-12 13-16.00, entry every whole hour
Out of season: Tue - Fri 9 -12 13 - 16.00 , admission every hour, Sat
only groups booked in advance
Tel. +421/52/4522618-19
The exposition of house
furnishings in Spis region
 The exposition of house furnishings in
Spis region is placed in the gothic - renaissance house
on the main square No.55. It introduces the development
of house - furnishings, the exposition is divided to
parts according to the functions of furnishings. The
first room is dedicated to the memory of baroness Hedviga
Maria Szirmay, the last descendant of the Badanyi family.
In other rooms the exposition shows the development of
different kinds of furniture. The main exhibit of the
museum is a very sophisticated chest from the second half
of the 19.-th century. The exhibition of pipes and and
today almost unknown kind of furniture for its swapping
called pipatorium belongs to the main curiosities of the
museum.
Visiting
hours: Tue
- Sat 9 -12 13 - 17.00
Tel. +421/52/4522906
Town gallery, Kezmarok
information agency
 The house was originally built in
gothic - renaissance style. Before 1669 it had been owned
by "Habans", in 1669 the owner of the Kezmarok
castle donated the house to its servant Adam Badanyi. His
family lived here until 1973. The last descendant of the
family was the baroness Hedviga Maria von Szirmay. The
Badanyi family had got the house rebuilt in the 18.-th
century in late - baroque style.
Since 1993 on the first floor the town gallery has been
open and since 1996 on the ground floor has been working
the Kezmarok information agency.
Visiting
hours:
Town gallery: Mon - Fri 9 -12 13 - 17.00, Tel. +421/52/4523170, The
Information agency: Mon - Fri 8.30 - 17.00, Sat, Sun 9 -
14.00 (out of season Sunday's closed), tel., fax +421/52/4524047
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