In the nearby woods in the village of Iliašovce was built by Count Stephen Czáky summer residence, which consisted of several buildings and a park. It was in 1773 and it was named Sans Souci, which means "no worries".
Area of Summer Residence Sans Souci Iliašovce provided a lot of relax and entertainment possibilieties, wchich resulted into meetings of the nobility from all around in here. The splendor and pride lasted not very long. Spectacular balls and expensive way of life of Czákys beautiful wife, Julia, brought the count to financial bankruptcy. In 1803 the count sold the library with 5160 volumes of books and expensive furniture and demolished the building. Only the chapel and obelisk remained.
Today the original Sans Souci area can not be found anymore. Between municipalities Iliašovce-Smižany-Spišská Nová Ves and Harichovce, on a hill in the middle of the forest, in undisturbed environment, stands a ruin of the chapel as a silent witness of the former glory - millennial chapel, as the locals call it. Currently, rescue work of the Summer Residence is carried out by the volunteers.
If you will go for a walk during the summer and winter days from any of the above villages, you will come to a hill called Zámčisko and suddenly a meadow appears in front of you and a tiny, sweet remembrance of the past on it - Our affair of the heart millennial chapel.
There is no longer neglected park overgrown with nettles here. A similar spirit is starting to breathe here, which discovered as well Štefan Csáky more than 200 years ago.
And beyond that, you will experience beautiful surroundings, feel the peace and joy of the day spent over here. Zámčisko is becoming a place of rest and contentment.
Article Author: Municipality Iliašovce, www.sans-souci.webnode.sk