The ruins of ČIČAVA / Csicsva castle lie on a peak of the Inóca range in the Stropkov / Sztropkó district of former Zemplén County. The Ol'ka / Ollyka stream joins the Ondava river below the castle. The stronghold was first mentioned in 1270, when it was held by Rénold Básztélyi, the ancestor of the Rozgonyi family. In 1527 it was acquired by the Drugeths of Homonna. The castle was pulled down by Austrian troops after the Rákóczi war of independence in 1711. Tradition holds that the so-called Book of Čičava, a collection of funny and unexpected events that had taken place at county assemblies and the subsequent compotations was written and kept here. (This is mentioned by Mór Jókai in his novel, Eppur si muove...)

Bibliography: Csicsva, Kristó, Szombathy 1979, Zemplén