Skároš (Eszkáros)

The first written mention of the Eszkáros (Skároš) village dates from about 1270. From 19 known castles of the former Abaúj County 17 ae definitely known and previous studies suggest they may have been used in Árpád-era and in the first decades of the 14th century. They are Abaújszina (Seňa); Abaújvár, Eszkáros (Skároš), Füzér, Füzér-Őrhegy, Gönc-Amadévár, Idabukóc (Bukovec), Kassa (Košice)-Várhegy (Hradová), Regéc, Nagyszalánc (Slanec), Novajidrány-Sárvár, Petőszinye (Svinica), Ránkfüred (Herl’any), Somodi (Drienovec), Tarcavajkóc (Vajkovce), Jászóváralja (Jasov) and of course Boldogkő. "Skarus' village was firstly mentioned in the description of the Füzér estate in 1270. During this time "Skarus" was owned by Aba’s son Miklós who was descended from the Nádasdi-branch of the Aba family. Slovak researchers affirmed that the ruins which are located on the Castle Hill were built in the 13th-14th centuries, based on unspecified types of stylistic features. During this time, the area was owned by the Nádasdi-branch of the Aba family, so it is very likely that this branch of the family built this stronghold as well. The king donated the estate of the deceased Domokos Nádasdi to palatine Drugeth Vilmos in 1335. The Fekete family‘s ruined castle in the village dates from 1900. It is worth mentioning the Second World War Memorial Park, there exhibits of artillery and tank guns. The settlement’s environment, mainly the western slopes of the Szalánci (Slanec)-mountains not only entice the visitor to walk, but also to bicycle toward Hungary. (www.skaros.sk)