The new owner had the manor house built in 1910 - 1913 on his plot as a hunting lodge and established a forest park with area over 3 ha next to the house. The whole area was fenced. The building has two wings, two floors, it is centrally symmetric, oriented east to west lengthwise.

It has a saddle roof. Wooden stairs led from the terrace to the park. In 1918 the manor-house and the park were taken over by “Akciová spoločnosť pre zužitkovanie dreva”, a joint stock company utilising wood, with its headquarters in Vienna. Only verderers lived in the manor-house in this time. Under the next director, Mr. Oeser (1938-1939) a house for coachmen with a carriage house and stables for breeding superior horses was built. A forest administration building was built before World War I opposite the park. Ing. Rudolf Cisárik lived there and administered the estate between 1933-1951. Under his administration, a game preserve with area of approx. 20 ha was built. Then, the estate was bought by Zelehos, a joint stock company. A water duct from Kučákov forest was installed in the manor-house and a small fountain was built in front. Near the park, a water mill was built on Oščadnický brook. Hop fields of the Čadca brewery stretch town-wards. Logs from Tichá valley were transported by the brook and processed to charcoal in the place where it meets Kysuca River. A road led through the park, but after heavy rain it vanished and became a marsh.

The park was separated from the road by a robust poplar parkway that stretched as far as Čadca town. It was cut down at the end of the First Czechoslovak Republic. A tree nursery growing poplars and willows was situated on a wet meadow south-west from the park. Ing. Petrovský was mentioned as the manor-house owner until 1947 and later was allegedly a consul to Bolivia. He established a private art gallery in the manor-house. Land near the estate was owned by Mlynová účastinná spoločnosť, a mill joint stock company with its director Mr. Zuckermann. After nationalisation, the forests were taken over from Zelehos by the state and later, the manor-house was administered by Drevina, n.p. Turany. All the buildings were remade into flats. At the beginning of the 60’s an campsite with a concrete dancing stage was built in the lower area of the park. From 1976 the manor-house was owned by Kysucká Gallery in Čadca. The forest park of Kysucká Gallery in Oščadnica is used for various cultural and social events.

Opening hours:
Tue – Fri: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (last admission at 3:30 p.m.), Sun: 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (last admission at 3:30 p.m.)

Access: The Manor-house lies 100 meters left to the roundabout at the beginning of village Oščadnica.

Contact:

Kysucká galéria v Oščadnici, 023 01 Oščadnica 13, tel. +421 (0)414332166, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., www.kysuckagaleria.sk

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