Bastiónové pevnosti a košická citadela

Bastion Fortresses and the Citadel of Košice

Autor: OROSOVÁ Martina

OROSOVÁ, Martina – ŽAŽOVÁ, Henrieta: Bastiónové pevnosti a košická citadela

OROSOVÁ, Martina – ŽAŽOVÁ, Henrieta: Bastion Fortresses and the Citadel of Košice.

Vojenská história, 21, 4, 2017, pp. 7-41.

In the study presented, the authors focus on the development of fortifi cation architecture of the 16th and 17th century and the citadel of Košice as a signifi cant fortress of the Habsburg monarchy defence system. Gradually, they introduce the readers to individual engineering branches in Europe (Old Italian, New Italian, Old Dutch, Old German, New Dutch, French, New Prussian and Austrian), as well as the differences in the construction elements of individual fortifi cation systems. The citadel of Košice, (1671 – early 18th century) belongs to the circuit of modern renaissance or even baroque bastion fortresses. It was built in the southern suburb of Košice and several personalities were involved in its construction, including colonel Jakub von Holst; captain of the Upper Hungarian Chief Captaincy seated in Košice, Paris de Spankau; the royal builder, Lucas Georg Sicha; and his assistant military building master, Giovanni Alessandro Canevale.

Keywords: Military History. Slovakia. 16th – 17th century. Fortifi cation architecture, builders of fortresses, citadel, Košice.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2017.21.4.1

Ročník: 21 | Číslo: 4/2017 | Stránky: 7-41