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Nitra Castle
On a picturesque hill in the centre of the ancient city of Nitra, in place of Pribina’s castle stands the stubby Nitra Castle. This castle is the traditional seat of Nitra bishops; located in the castle complex is the the Bishop’s Office, St Emerám’s Cathedral and the Nitra Diocese Museum, which is the first diocese museum in Slovakia. Located in the eastern courtyard is the fabled Vazulova veža (Vazul’s Tower), the ...
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Strečno Castle
Not far from the city of Žilina, above the sleek meanders of Váh River, proudly sits the excellently preserved Strečno Castle. It used to be the safest castle of Považie region and the home of Žofia Bosniaková the well-known “Saint of Strečno”. Apparently, this woman whose husband cheated on her and spent little time at home dedicated her whole life to God and to helping other people. She never refused anyone who was ...
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Demänovská Cave of Liberty
The cave was discovered by A. Král with the help of A. Mišura and other surveyors through the dry lowest ponor of Demänovka River in 1921. The Commission for Publicizing of the Demänovské Caves was established in 1922 and began the development works for opening for the public. An interim electrical lighting was installed in 1923. A part of the cave, leading from the entrance gallery through the Marble Riverbed and Great ...
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Dobšinská Ice Cave
Opening to the cave called “ice hole” was known since long time ago. However, it was only E. Ruffíni accompanied by G. Lang, A. Mega and F. Fehér who descended underground in 1870. Thanks to the Dobšiná town, the cave was opened for the public as early as 1871. Experiments with electric lighting began in 1881. Regular electric lighting was introduced in 1887. The cave belongs among the first electrically illuminated ...
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Gombasecká Cave
Volunteer cavers from Rožňava, organized in the Slovak Speleological Society, discovered the cave in 1951 (V. Rozložník, L. Herényi, Š. Roda, A. Abonyi, A. Rusňák, Š. Ivanec and others). They entered the underground spaces through the Black Resurgence with the help of some excavation works. The cave has been opened to the public since 1955, thanks to L. Herényi and his collaborators. It had been used for speleotherapy ...
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Harmanecká cave
The entrance space of the cave called Izbica, which offered shelter in bad weather to woodcutters and forest workers, was known to local people since long ago. The later discovery of the cave in 1932 wasn’t a result of a chance but a goal-directed heavy work of 18 years old Michal Bacúrik, who after 14 day dug out a narrow opening – now the Discoverer’s Passage and entered the snow white hall later called the Discoverer’s ...
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Jasovská Cave
The Jasovská Cave was settled in the Neolithic (Bukk-Mountain Culture), Bronze Age, Halstadt Age (Older Iron Age) and Rome Age. Sporadic findings show also to possible short-term Palaeolithic settlement. It is passed on that the cave (its upper parts) was discovered by a monk from the Premonstrate Order located in Jasov. The first mentions on the Order existence are bound with the 12th century. People from village and ...
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Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
The cave was discovered by chance by M.Cangár and J. Prošek, the employees of the East-Slovakian Ore Survey in Jelšava, while drilling the geological survey Kapusta Adit in 1954. The cave was inspected by the people from Turista national enterprise in 1955 and the first survey works took place in 1956. Cave development works for opening to the public started in 1966 by thirling the access adit 145 m long, which enabled ...
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Bytča Manor House
The construction of this vast Renaissance-style manor house that continues in the tradition of Italian urban palaces was ordered by František Thurzo, an influential Hungarian magnate, in the sixteenth century. The manor house has been the scene for several historic events: in the sixteenth century a trial was held here to administer justice to the associates of the “Bloody Countess”, Elizabeth Bathory (Alžbeta Báthoryová).
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Brodzany Manor House
Brodzany Manor House is a charming Renaissance-Baroque style building surrounded by a handsome English park containing a variety of exotic trees. In the nineteenth century the manor house became closely connected with the famous Russian poet A. S. Pushkin – at that time it used to be the residence of Pushkin’s sister-in-law. She used to entertain various guests from Russia; among them were Pushkin’s wife and their children ...
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Humenné Manor House
The town of Humenné, one of the historical centres of the Zemplín region, is adorned by a Renaissance manor house of imposing size. The residence guarded by two bronze lions was commissioned to be built by the wealthy and powerful Drugeth family. One of the members of this family named Valentín Drugeth became popular among the pious Zemplín people. It is said, that this man once, in a fit of anger, burned down the local ...
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Trebišov Manor House
In the beautiful environs of the Trebišov Municipal Park lies the beautiful Baroque manor house commissioned by the Csáky family, which was later facelifted in the Classicist tradition. These days the halls of the manor house are no longer occupied by aristocrats, but instead house the Trebišov Regional Museum. This museum offers an insight into Zemplín folk culture and runs a lapidary exhibition featuring various antique ...
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Trenčín Castle
Trenčín skyline is dominated by a majestic castle towering from a rock spur above the city. The most well-known owner of this ancient castle was Matúš Čák Trenčiansky, or Máté Csák of Trencsén, also known as the so-called lord of Váh and Tatras, an oligarch once controlling the whole of West and Central Slovakia. These days Trenčín Castle is one of the places Trenčianske múzeum (Trenčín Museum) is based in. Its attractive ...
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Castle in Kremnica
For centuries the skyline of ancient Kremnica, an important mining city renowned for minting valuable gold coins, has been dominated by a beautiful castle with a Late Gothic church dedicated to St. Catherine. Kremnica Castle, built on a small hill close to the city’s historical square, is featured in a legend about shrieking peacocks that alerted the citizens and saved Kremnica from Hussites, who were about to climb ...
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Bojnice Castle
In the picturesque environs of Bojnice Forest Park stands a romantic castle, just as if it came out of a fairy tale. No wonder it is one of the most visited landmarks in the whole of Central Europe. Nowadays, Bojnice Castle serves as a museum, as count Pálffy, one of its last owners, wanted it. In addition to beautiful interiors furnished with period furniture, visitors can go and see a beautiful karst cave with stalactite ...
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Police Museum of the Slovak Republic
Police Museum of the Slovak Republic as the only of its type in Slovakia is focused on documenting of establishment, development and activities of existing and historical security and police authority. The most valuable collection items of the museum are historical documents relating to the police and gendarmerie activities from Austro-Hungarian Empire and the first Czechoslovak Republic and original uniforms and other ...
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Jewish Community Museum – Bratislava Synagogue
A synagogue on Heyduková street in Bratislava is not only the functioning Jewish house of God but also the museum open to the general public. There is the third largest collection of Judaica in Slovakia and commemorative wall reminiscent of the Holocaust Tragedy of Slovak Jews and other Jews during World War II. Premises of the museum and prayer room are open to visitors but during Jewish holidays, when there are Jewish ...
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Ganymede’s Fountain in Bratislava
A Neo-Baroque fountain of imposing architecture decorates premises in front of the National Theatre. It represents the Classical myth of Ganymede, a young men who was kidnapped by Zeus transformed into an eagle. The fountain was built in the 18th century and belongs to national monuments.
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Jesuit Church of the Most Holy Redeemer in Bratislava
Jesuit Church of the Most Holy Redeemer is situated in the historical centre of Bratislava. It was built in the 17th century and originally belonged to evangelicals. A Modest external appearance of the church is compensated by a beautiful interior decoration, which has immense artistic and cultural-historical value.
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St. Stephan Capuchin Church in Bratislava
The simple beauty of the Capuchin church decorates the historical centre of Bratislava since the 18th century. The church is dedicated to St. Stephan –the first Hungarian king and is a part of a sacral complex with the Monastery of Capuchins. In front of the church there stands the Marian column from the first half of the 18th century.
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