Cultural and historical heritage
Church of St. George
Rosina
The wooden church of St. George in the Trnové district of Žilina is the westernmost Gothic wooden sacral building in Slovakia. This unique…
Historical houses / buildings, Religious buildings, Refreshments - Okres Žilina
Places found: 15
Cultural and historical heritage
01 Holy Trinity Cathedral
Žilina
Holy Trinity Cathedral. It was first mentioned in 1423, when Štefan Langworst, a townsman from Žilina, donated part of his property to the…
Cultural and historical heritage
07 Neolog synagogue
Žilina
Neologic synagogue. The building was designed in 1928 by the internationally renowned German architect Professor Peter Behrens. The…
Cultural and historical heritage
08 Orthodox synagogue
Žilina
The Orthodox synagogue is a simple building with a prayer room and other rooms. It was built in 1927 according to the designs of Engineer…
Cultural and historical heritage
11 Town hall
Žilina
Town Hall. The Town Hall building is a continuation of the original building, which was destroyed during the great fire of 1886. It was…
Cultural and historical heritage
39 Steam bath Petrovský
Žilina
Petrovsky Steam Baths. The Art Nouveau-style building with a steam bath and a residential part was built by Ludovít Petrovský in 1924. The…
Cultural and historical heritage
50 Digger's house
Žilina
Digger's house. Kálov is the old medieval name of the area of Žilina, where the original development of ground-floor houses was built in…
Cultural and historical heritage
68 Craftsman's house
Žilina
Craftsman's house. One of the most distinctive buildings in the city, not only because of its location right on a busy intersection, but…
Cultural and historical heritage
82 Jewish Folk School
Žilina
The old Jewish Folk School, which had stood in Žilina since about 1873, was small and did not suit the growing number of pupils. The…
Cultural and historical heritage
83 Gym Makabi - Puppet theatre
Žilina
Makabi was an association of Jewish physical education and sports clubs during the period of the First Czechoslovak Republic. Next to the…
Cultural and historical heritage
Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Rajecká Lesná
Rajecká Lesná is located in the northwest of Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is home to one of the most important pilgrimage sites in our…
Cultural and historical heritage
Burian Tower
Žilina
The oldest bell tower in the Žilina region is the Burian Tower in Žilina. It is located on the Cathedral Square and stands alone, next to…
Cultural and historical heritage
Church of St. Cyril and Methodius, Terchová
Terchová
In the heart of Terchova stands the majestic parish church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the largest church in Slovakia dedicated to the…
Cultural and historical heritage
Church of St. Stephen - the King
Žilina
The Church of St. Stephen the King is the oldest architectural monument of Žilina. This late Romanesque church from the thirteenth century…
Cultural and historical heritage
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Žilina
The Church of the Holy Trinity is one of the oldest and most important buildings in Žilina. Its history dates back to the fourteenth…