In the premises of the reconstructed southern fortifications of the castle, a functional model of a medieval siege weapon is installed as a symbol of the project of cross-border cooperation of the Trenčín self-governing region and the towns of Trenčín and Bučovice.

The task of the ingenious trebuchets was mainly to destroy the opponent's walls, the machines operated on the principle of uneven leverage and weight, which, when suddenly released, threw a projectile into the air with great precision. A wooden functional replica of a trebuchet was placed in the area of the southern fortification within the project with the name of the same name TreBuChET , supported by the Interreg VA SK-CZ program (Trenčín, Bučovice, Protecting European Traditions). The model was prepared by the regional Secondary Vocational School in Považská Bystrica; during the construction of the machine, the masters had to follow only the information available on the Internet. "It is a fully functional machine, which we prepared with the students of the carpentry department. Pupils did all carpentry work - they worked wood, cut, painted, and also cooperated with the engineering departments of our school during the construction. If the corona had not stopped us, the construction of the trebuchet would have taken us about a month of intensive work, " explained Ján Kunovský, director of the Považská Bystrica Secondary School. The model will serve as an attraction for tourists on the southern fortifications of Trenčín Castle, it will be shot only occasionally during selected events prepared by the Trenčín Museum under the founding authority of the county.

Source: Dept. communication and international relations of TSK