The stone-walled BYTČA / Nagybiccse CASTLE was built on the site of a Gothic fossed earthwork. Its history can be traced back to 1248, when it is first mentioned in a charter. Later it had been owned by the bishops of Nitra, before the Esterházys acquired it through marriage. In the middle of the 19th century, the castle was purchased from Duke Antal Pál Esterházy by the timber wholesaler Leopold Popper, who had a plank factory and a warehouse built behind it. The castle is one of the most important 16th-century historic edifices of Upper Hungary. Its Tuscan-style courtyard is surrounded by arcades and is protected by a wall with four corner turrets. The rear of the first-floor arcade is decorated with sgrafitto-like portrays of historical figures. Another important monument is the so-called Wedding House, which was built at György Thurzó's expense for his daughters' wedding in 1601.

Bibliography: Lovcsányi, Mednyánszky 1844, Mednyánszky 1981, Rados, Sthymmel