Cultural and historical heritage
Slovak National Museum in Martin
Martin
The Slovak National Museum in Martin is one of the oldest and largest components of the current Slovak National Museum. It was founded in…
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Statue of Andrej Sládkovič
Krupina
The author of the memorial is academic sculptor Fraňo Štefunko. He created the work in his studio in Martin in 1957. The inscription…
Cultural and historical heritage
Štefan Krčméry Memorial House
Martin
Many memorial houses in Turiec have an interesting feature - at first glance they are small and inconspicuous, but they hide the spirit of…
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Stefanik Institute
Martin
The building, which today houses the secondary medical school, was once an institute named after perhaps the greatest Slovak - astronomer,…
Cultural and historical heritage
Svätotrojičný stĺp
Krupina
In the middle of the 18th century, the townspeople of Krupina commissioned a plague sculpture for the main square from the Kremnica…
Cultural and historical heritage
Synagogue in Lucenec
Lučenec
The synagogue in Lučenec was built between 1924 and 1925 in the Art Nouveau style. It is registered as a national cultural monument. After…
Cultural and historical heritage
The belfry of the wooden church
Tvrdošín
The town of Tvrdošín is known especially for its wooden Gothic church from the first half of the 15th century. In 2008, this church was…
Cultural and historical heritage
The building of the first gymnasium
Martin
Lower Slovak Evangelical Patronage Gymnasium - this was the name of an important gymnasium that taught the Slovak language. Its foundation…
Cultural and historical heritage
The building of the former Tatra Bank
Martin
In the second half of the nineteenth century, Tatra banka was founded, which became the most important bank in Hungary at that time. Its…
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The first building of the Slovak Matica
Martin
This national cultural monument is a kind of symbol of the town of Martin. The Slovak Matica was founded in 1863, symbolically on the…
Cultural and historical heritage
The place where Janko Jesensky's birth house stood
Martin
Although he was a lawyer by profession, he was the first Slovak to be named a national artist. Janko Jesenský was an artist whose greatest…
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The tower of the church on Živčáková Street
Korňa
On the Živčáková mountain above Turzovka there is a well-known pilgrimage site. Since time immemorial, a picture of the Virgin Mary has…
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Turčianska Gallery
Martin
Around 1740 a county house was built, which later housed various offices. The building was originally one-storey. Later, a second floor was…
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Vlkolínec
Ružomberok
Vlkolínec is a small mountain settlement, which is part of the town of Ružomberok in the Žilina Region. It is unique in that it has been…
Cultural and historical heritage
Wooden articular church
Istebné
On the outskirts of the village of Istebné, in the heart of the lower Orava, stands the precious wooden Church of St. Michael. It is one of…
Cultural and historical heritage
Wooden Gothic Church of All Saints
Tvrdošín
The wooden church in Tvrdošín is a real jewel of Slovak architecture. This Roman Catholic church dates back to the second half of the…
Cultural and historical heritage
Zhivena
Martin
It is interesting that the oldest women's association in Slovakia was founded by men by inviting ladies to start their own association…
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Papulka
Krupina
Papuľka - This is the name of the cherry orchard where the "krupinske dudečky" - the symbol of the region - were grown and still grow…