Fire at Gothic Slovak Castle Casts Shadow Over Polls
March 10, 2012, 11:49 PM CE
By Leos Rousek
As Slovakia focuses on general elections, Krasna Horka, a monumental gothic castle in the eastern part of the euro-zone nation, burned down after allegedly catching fire from illegal burning of dry grass, officials said Saturday.
“For many this sad event at Krasna Horka has cast a huge shadow over today’s elections,” outgoing Prime Minister Iveta Radicova said in a live television interview commenting on exit polls of parliamentary elections.
The 14th-century national monument, whose name means “beautiful little hill,” towers over the village of Krasnohorske Podhradie near the eastern Slovak town of Roznava
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