Halič

Halič (German: Geschatz; Hungarian: Gács) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1299 (Gach) as the location of a very important castle. From 1554 to 1594 it was occupied by Turks. From 1938 to 1945 it belonged to Hungary. The first appearance in literature of the castle in Halič is from the year 1450. Halič the village was first mentioned as a settlement surrounding this castle in 1299 and titled Holuch, Gach but the castle was only mentioned in passing. The castle was built without any royal permission by magister Tamas from Lučenec. In the years 1450-51 it belonged to the Jiskras, later to János Hunyady before becoming...