Cultural and historical heritage
The watchtower Vartovka
Krupina
The Krupina watchtower Vartovka was built around 1564. Its main task was, together with other watchtowers in the area, to inform about the…
Tower, observation tower, Memorial house / birthplace
Places found: 11
Tower, observation tower
02 Burian Tower
Žilina
Burian Tower. It is located on Horný val Street, next to the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Its fate is connected with the name of the owner of…
Cultural and historical heritage
Clock Tower
Banská Bystrica
The clock tower is the most visible and most famous landmark of the main square in Banská Bystrica. Its construction began in 1552. Later…
Cultural and historical heritage
E.M. Šoltés Memorial Villa, Jesenski Villa
Martin
Take a peek into the workplace of a prominent Slovak writer, editor and columnist. Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová was active in Martin practically…
Cultural and historical heritage
House of Benusek
Martin
Although today the Slovak Matica is housed in several buildings, in its beginnings it had no place of its own. That is why it was…
Cultural and historical heritage
J. G. Tajovský Memorial House
Martin
Another of the listed houses worth a visit is this listed building. The somewhat unassuming single-storey house hides a rich literary…
Cultural and historical heritage
Memorial House of Svetozár Hurban Vajanský
Martin
Few Slovak writers had as many pseudonyms as Svetozár Hurban Vajanský. In addition to many nicknames, he also wrote many articles, prose…
Cultural and historical heritage
Mudrone House
Martin
Near the first building of the Slovak Matica there is a house where the founding member and secretary of the Slovak Matica, Pavol Mudroň,…
Cultural and historical heritage
Škultéty's villa
Martin
The memorial house stands on a street named after its then owner, a well-known Slovak national figure. Jozef Škultéty ran important Slovak…
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…
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…