House of the City's executioner

The house dates back to 1580 and can be seen in the oldest vista of Trenčín. In the 17th century, according to folk legend, it served as the City’s executioner’s home as well as a prison. More likely the house received its name during the 19th century, when the City pandour purportedly lived there.
The house is the only preserved evidence of the shape of a medieval burgher’s house in Trencin. It is thought to have been a gothic style structure originally that was updated in the renaissance style. The house is a three stories high building with two-dimension disposition and a wooden circular-trajectory courtyard gallery, is located on Matúš Čák street by the road leading to the castle.
Currently, it is administrated by the Trenčianske museum, the expositions “Law and order in the old Trenčín” and “From the old Trenčín” are located in the ground floor, the upper floors serve as an exhibition hall.
Photo: City Trenčín

Trenčianske múzeum, Mierové námestie 47
Phone: +421 (0)918 498 745
E-mail: office@muzeumtn.sk