Vybrané obdobia protitureckej obrany Bratislavy s dôrazom na mestské opevnenie

Selected Periods of the Bratislava Anti-Turkish Defence with Emphasis on Urban Fortifi cation.

Autor: KUCHARÍK, Juraj

KUCHARÍK, Juraj: Vybrané obdobia protitureckej obrany Bratislavy s dôrazom na mestské opevnenie

KUCHARÍK, Juraj: Selected Periods of the Bratislava Anti-Turkish Defence with Emphasis on Urban Fortifi cation.

Vojenská história, 18, 4, 2014, pp. 6-28.

In the study, the Author focused on the development of Bratislava and its fortifi cations after 1526 when the Turks conquered and occupied Budapest and Bratislava became the capital of Hungary. On the basis of literature and prevailingly the source materials, he monitors the fate of Bratislava and the projects for reinforcement, reconstruction and construction of new fortifi cations of the capital during the 16th and 17th century. Subsequently, the paper takes a detailed look at the concept created by the renaissance builder, Giuseppe Priami, on redevelopment of the Bratislava fortifi cations and its parts, based on the detailed records from archival sources. The author also presents a brief biographical sketch on Priami. At the same time, the contribution monitors the development of Bratislava fortifi cations in the course of the 17th century, partially reaching to the 18th century, when the fortifi cations started losing their signifi cance. Nobody was taking care of them anymore and individual parts were used for example for housing. The study represents a high quality contribution to the history of Bratislava and the military fortifi cations in Slovakia at the times of neighbourhood with the Turkish Empire, therefore I recommend it to be published in the Vojenská história magazine.

Keywords: Military History. Slovakia. 16th and 17th century. Urban Fortifi cation in Bratislava during Anti -Turkish Defence.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2014.18.4.1

Ročník: 18 | Číslo: 4/2014 | Stránky: 6-28