TOVARNÉ / Tavarna is a small village, one of the most ancient in Zemplén County. It used to belong to Zemplén castle and was the residence of its wagoners. From the mid-15th century it was owned by the Drugeth kindred of Homonna / Humenné. In the 17th century it was acquired by the Barkóczy family. Count János Barkóczy had a new mansion built in 1832; the castle's two outhouses date from 1851. A beautiful garden surrounds the castle. Tovarné had ca. 500 Slovak inhabitants in the latter half of the 19th century.

Bibliography: Zemplén

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