Kaštieľ Ladce

Lecture – Fate of the Motešický family, 12.4.2022

On April 12, 2022, we organized another lecture in the cultural house in Ladce with the help of the Ladce municipality, dedicated to the past of Ladce municipality. The topic of the lecture was this time the Motešický family, with an emphasis on the period when members of the family owned the local manor house, i.e. from the 1st half of the 20th century to the 1st half of the 20th century. 18th century to the last quarter of the 19th century. The author of the lecture was our colleague and member of our team Tomáš Michalík, an expert on the local history of Central Povazie. The lecture presented the results of genealogical and historical research, supported by the EEA and Norway Grants within the MaHoLa project. Some of the findings were presented here for the first time, helping to uncover unsuspected connections and at least a little insight into the past of a noble family that owned several manors and estates, especially in western Slovakia. We were amazed to discover that not only did people from as far away as Žilina and Bratislava travel to the lecture, but that it was also attended by bearers of the surname Motešický! For those who missed the lecture, but also for those interested from the ranks of professionals and the general public, we make the lecture available free of charge. We will continue our research. We look forward to your questions.

View the presentation by clicking HERE.

Article in Trenčín región magazine

An article about the manor was published in the March-April issue of the bi-monthly Trenčín región magazine. You can read it below (slovak only).

Video – Deň otvorených dverí 2021

Lecture invitation – Fate of the Motešický family, 12.4.2022

Church of St. Valentine as a part of the manor house in Ladce

The Ladce municipality hides not one, but two historical treasures on its territory. One part of the Motešický manor is a church with a unique patronage of St. Valentine, which was opened to the media and the public for a short time on February 10, 2022, thanks to the helpfulness of its owner, the Roman Catholic Church, Ladce parish. Thanks to numerous media outlets, the whole of Slovakia learned about the church of St. Valentine, whom we now consider to be the patron saint of lovers, and about the Ladce manor house at an opportune time - right on Valentine's Day.