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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-087-0-0325

REVITALISATION OF A HISTORIC PARK FOR THERAPEUTIC USE: CASE STUDY OF THE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IN VEĽKÉ ZÁLUŽIE

Soňa Bellérová1, Attila Tóth1, Katarína Melichová2
1 Institute of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
2 Institute of Sustainable Regional and Local Development, Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia


This paper addresses the revitalization of a historic site in the context of the current needs of a healthcare facility, focusing on the Psychiatric Hospital in Veľké Zálužie, Slovakia. The hospital is located in a historic manor house and its adjacent park, which was originally established as part of the rural aristocratic estate of the Esterházy family. The manor house, completed in its final form in the first quarter of the 19th century in the Empire style, forms part of an extensive estate with a natural landscape park, whose basic composition developed in the second half of the 18th century. Together, they form a protected cultural-historical complex. The park possesses a strong historical atmosphere and significant landscape value shaped by mature vegetation and the original spatial composition. These qualities naturally enhance the therapeutic potential of the environment and provide suitable conditions for patients’ recreational and therapeutic activities. However, historical and aesthetic values alone are not sufficient to meet the functional requirements of a modern psychiatric facility. This paper therefore examines the intersection of heritage preservation and the transformation of the site into a functional therapeutic environment. The case study was analyzed as part of the KO-SPACEs research project, which develops a methodological framework for similar contexts. A key component of the proposed approach is participatory and co-design methods involving patients, healthcare staff, and site managers. 

Klíčová slova: therapeutic landscape, co-design, participation, heritage conservation, mental health environment

stránky: 325-330, Publikováno: 2026, online: 2026



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