 |
| A brief history of Slavice The first written mention of the village dates back to 1329 and is connected with Leo Vlk of Slavice. Prior to 1408 the village became the property of a branch of the Svamberk family. In 1412 Bavurek and Hanovci of Svamberk carried on a dispute over Slavice and in that year the village of Slavice was plundered and devastated. Rather soon the village and fortress became again the property of the squires of Slavice. In the 16th century it became the part of Trebelsky land holdings. In 1711 the land, including Slavice fell under the administration of the Trebelsky and Trpistky grange belonging to the Sinzendorfs. In 1793 the Sinzendorfs sold the land to Jan Antonin Lex of Aehrenthal, whose daughter yielded Trpisty and Slavice to the Kinsky family in 1874. After the Kinsky family, the land was owned by the Wydenbrucks from 1879 onward. In 1896 the knight Vilem Kubinsky bought all the land. During the land reform in 1925 the village was separated form Trpisty and Hugo Waka and his wife Hildegarda, née Kubinska became the owners of Slavice.
In 1654 the German name of the village – Mariafels or St. Mariafels
- started to be used; this means Saint Mary’s Rock. This name of the village comes from the St. Mary Chapel, to which pilgrimages were made. Very probably the local lord protector, Georg Grosam built a new chapel in place of the old one in 1822. In 1654, 25 farmers and their families lived in the village. In 1757, in accordance with the Theresian land register 32 farmers lived in the village. In 1838 there were 54 houses and 383 inhabitants in the village. In 1930 there 312 inhabitants lived here in 65 houses and in 1991, only 100 inhabitants in 29 houses. The St. Lawrence Chapel, dating back to 1757 fell under the administration of the parish priest from Kozolupy. In 1767 this chapel changed into a church under the patronage of the Sinzendorfs. During this period there were also an old castle, a former fortress surrounded by a moat and a recently constructed castle in the village. In the vicinity of the village were hop fields. In addition to the St. Lawrence Church there was the above mentioned St. Mary Chapel. In both houses of God, annual divine services were held.
|
|
 |
The old fortress of Slavice was built where houses 5 – 51 and the castle granary now stand. In the second half of the 18th century the map still showed a square house constructed on the round hill, surrounded by the moat and wall. The remains of the moat are also shown on the map of the village dating from 1839. The newer mansion – the small castle used by lord officials - was built on the location of a reconstructed sheepfold at the end of the 18th century. In 1820, lord protector Georg Grosam carried out the main reconstruction of the yard. The remains of the old fortress were destroyed and the yard was changed into its present form. Another reconstruction of the castle was performed probably after the land reform in 1925 when Slavice again became an independent estate. During that period the historical tower was built in the front of the castle. The garden facade was completed by a loggia with two towers, leading to the castle garden. |
|
|
