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Revision as of 14:54, 28 February 2024 editZello (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers9,952 editsm Zello moved page Kokot (castle) to Parkan (castle): In medieval times when the Kokot name was used the villege had no fortifications. The outpost was built in 1546 by the Ottomans who called it Ciğerdelen Parkan or simply Parkan, and existed until 1686. The later name can be used describing the castle. ← Previous edit Revision as of 15:14, 28 February 2024 edit undoZello (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers9,952 editsNo edit summaryNext edit →
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'''Parkan''' was a fortified outpost built by the ] in 1546 as part of the defense system of ]. It lost its military role after 1686 and was soon demolished. The fort was located on the territory of present-day ].
'''Kokot''' was a settlement<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stanislav |first=Ján |title=Slovensky juh v stredoveku |publisher=Národné literárne centrum |year=2004 |isbn=80-88878-49-7 |edition=2nd |location=Bratislava |pages=235–236 |language=sk |trans-title=Slovak south in the Middle Ages |oclc=43708716}}</ref> and ] in present-day ], near ], Slovakia, destroyed in 1543 during an ] invasion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Názvy hradov a zámkov |trans-title=Names of castles and châteaux |url=https://www.skgeodesy.sk/files/sk/slovensky/ugkk/geodezia-kartografia/standardizacia-geografickeho-nazvoslovia/nazvy-hradov-zamkov/hrady_zamky_zoznam-stranku.pdf#page=7 |access-date=2022-09-27 |publisher=Úrad geodézie, kartografie a katastra Slovenskej republiky |location=Bratislava |language=sk-SK |publication-date=2020-09-10}}</ref>

==History==
Kakath was a village at the crossing of the Danube opposite Esztergom in the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in written rekord in 1075 as Kokot.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stanislav |first=Ján |title=Slovensky juh v stredoveku |publisher=Národné literárne centrum |year=2004 |isbn=80-88878-49-7 |edition=2nd |location=Bratislava |pages=235–236 |language=sk |trans-title=Slovak south in the Middle Ages |oclc=43708716}}</ref> The settlement was totally destroyed in 1543 during an ] invasion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Názvy hradov a zámkov |trans-title=Names of castles and châteaux |url=https://www.skgeodesy.sk/files/sk/slovensky/ugkk/geodezia-kartografia/standardizacia-geografickeho-nazvoslovia/nazvy-hradov-zamkov/hrady_zamky_zoznam-stranku.pdf#page=7 |access-date=2022-09-27 |publisher=Úrad geodézie, kartografie a katastra Slovenskej republiky |location=Bratislava |language=sk-SK |publication-date=2020-09-10}}</ref>

The Ottomans built a small fortress (''parkan'') west of the site of the destroyed village as part of the defense system of ] in 1546.


==References== ==References==
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Revision as of 15:14, 28 February 2024

Parkan was a fortified outpost built by the Ottoman Empire in 1546 as part of the defense system of Esztergom. It lost its military role after 1686 and was soon demolished. The fort was located on the territory of present-day Štúrovo.

History

Kakath was a village at the crossing of the Danube opposite Esztergom in the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in written rekord in 1075 as Kokot. The settlement was totally destroyed in 1543 during an Ottoman invasion.

The Ottomans built a small fortress (parkan) west of the site of the destroyed village as part of the defense system of Esztergom in 1546.

References

  1. Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovensky juh v stredoveku [Slovak south in the Middle Ages] (in Slovak) (2nd ed.). Bratislava: Národné literárne centrum. pp. 235–236. ISBN 80-88878-49-7. OCLC 43708716.
  2. "Názvy hradov a zámkov" [Names of castles and châteaux] (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava: Úrad geodézie, kartografie a katastra Slovenskej republiky. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

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