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Townhouse in Košice - Old Town

Košice-Old Town, as one of the oldest settlements in Slovakia, has a rich history and cultural heritage. The townhouse is an important monument to this site.

During the Middle Ages, houses were wooden, rarely with more solvent owners, brick. The types of houses were influenced by the material, the way of heating, the solvency of the owner and the way of defense.

The tower house was a block multi-storey building, situated on a plot with a high stone wall. The economic object was situated at the opposite end of the plot. Tower houses together formed an effective defense system.

The chamber house had a simple longitudinal floor plan. The facade was situated front room, the court-oriented chamber and between them in the middle part was located black kitchen.

The house with passage was functionally usable and for a very long period became the most frequent layout type of the city residential house.

In the 17th and especially in the 18th century there was an increased interest of nobility in the town, which was related to its functions in county administration. The nobles bought houses next to each other and rebuilt them into representative houses.

The population in cities was growing. Residential rental houses ensured a much higher population density.

Pavlačové houses were characterized by a closed layout of a four-winged block with a central courtyard. Houses of poverty, iron houses were on the outskirts of the city, often forming part of the walls.

The function of housing remained in originally residential burgher houses until today, only the requirements of the standard of housing changed.

Townhouse in Košice-Starom The city is an important part of the cultural heritage and is worth visiting.