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Memory of Trnava’s Middle Ages

AROUND 1920, several appealing watercolours and drawings of Modra, Trnava and Brezová pod Bradlom appeared.

Branislav Chovan

In the country of spring waters

IN THE PAST, an inhabitant of any village or town could get quite easily to a spring of mineral water, take a drink from it, take water with him, and/or bathe in it.

Vintage car of the Vienna trma in Bratislava streets.

Vienna tram back in Bratislava streets

The tram-car that connected Bratislava and Vienna at the beginning of the 20th century may be repaired and used again, if finances allow.

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská

Helicopter inventor Ján Bahýľ died 100 years ago

SLOVAK civic and machine engineer Ján Bahýľ, who had almost 20 technical patents, invented the helicopter. Together with Anton Marschall, they created the first petrol-powered automobile and car battery in Slovakia.

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská

Germanised “nest”

EVEN a hundred years ago, publishers who produced postcards tried to stand out in order to sell more of their goods.

Co-discoverer of Dobšinská ice cave died 115 years ago

GUSTÁV Lang was a police official and hobby caver who co-discovered the Dobšinská Ice Cave. He died 115 years ago.

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská

Middle Ages in Hájniky

THIS postcard from the 1920s features the village of Hájniky from central Slovakia. As the Slovak name hints – háj means wood – in the past, rulers’ forest guardians used to live here.

Krompachy rebellion 95 years ago cost six lives

A BIG protest started by wives of local ironworks employees 95 years ago got out of control, cost six lives and caused a massive rebellion and harsh crackdown.

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská

Big marker from small town

THE RELATIVELY small town in south-western Slovakia, Galanta, contains one great historical monument: a local manor house which, however, has been dilapidating for years.

"Guilds" parade in the carnival / Fašiangy procession, Rimavská Sobota

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Carnival, or Fašiangy, symbolises time of merriment and feasts

CARNIVAL, called Fašiangy in Slovakia, is the time between Epiphany (January 6) and the movable Tuesday before the Ash Wednesday. This year, the end fell on February 9.

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská

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First Slovak Holocaust museum opens

THOSE who survived and were able to return to the former work- and concentration camp in Sereď, now turned into the first Museum of Holocaust in Slovakia, agree that it should have happened long ago.

Zuzana Vilikovská

Efforts of Professor Domin

IF WE could go back in time a century or two and saw the High Tatras, we might be surprised.

Memory of the Czech Route

BUKOVÁ is the last village of the Small Carpathian mountain range before it changes to a slightly taller chain, the White Carpathians. Unlike other villages in the Small Carpathians, this one lies not at the foot of the hills but directly in the middle.

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Death of Štúr to be commemorated mid-January

SLOVAK political, cultural and revivalist activist Ľudovít Štúr (1815-56) will again be commemorated in mid January.

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská

The oldest church in Orava

SLOVAK painter Janko Alexy used to roam around Slovakia in his young years, painting squares, churches, castles, and landmarks.

Lev used to be the lord of Levice

THE TOWN of Levice is the centre of the Tekov area; and the centre of this town has always been a lev (meaning lion in Slovak). The inn built in the mid 19th century was called the Proud ‘Lev’. One part – but luckily not the flagship – of the inn was the so-called Drunkards’ Pub for regulars who tended to come for cheap, low-quality booze.

Handicrafts were forbideen on soem speical, "magical" days.

Witches’ Days prepared by museum, hailing old traditions

HOW Slovaks’ ancestors protected themselves against evil powers, but also how they used the darkest period of a year for magic rituals and fortune-telling can be watched in the Upper Nitra (Hornonitiranske) museum in Prievidza.

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská

Novohrad’s Halič Castle

HALIČ Castle looked this elegant more than hundred years ago, when its noble lords took care of of the castle and surroundings. In the front, we can see a well tended park that seems to have been planted only a short time ago.

Hygiene from a mill

JUST a stone’s throw from Bratislava lies one of the best preserved Medieval towns in Slovakia – Svätý Jur, or St. George. To this day, it is partially surrounded by the original walls and in some parts they even form a true town border, which is almost a rarity today.

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Historical document read, procession re-enacted

A HISTORICAL document of the Trnava city office from November 20, 1710, concerning the special devotion of the city to the Virgin Mary, was read during a festive Mass on November 15. This was followed by a procession with the revered painting of the Virgin Mary.

Compiled by Spectator staff

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