History talks, page 9
Learn about Slovak history through stories of interesting people and places.
Articular church in Hronsek attracts thousands
THE WOODEN Articular Church in the village of Hronsek is one of the rarest and most popular tourist sights in Banska Bystrica district and is visited by thousands of people from Slovakia and also from abroad. It celebrated an anniversary recently – on July 7, 2008 it was placed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage list.
The biggest fire-brigade exhibition took place in Šamorín
THE BIGGEST Slovak exhibition exploring not as much the contemporary as the past equipment of firemen attracted many visitors in the small town near Bratislava, Šamorín.
A town without fortifications
RUŽOMBEROK is one of the few Slovak towns that did not have a fortification in Middle Ages. It did not even need it, as it lied on a kind of plateau and from both sides, it was protected by the rivers Revúca and Váh.
Reenactment of Charles VI coronation set for Bratislava
BRATISLAVA will hold its 13th annual Coronation Ceremonies between June 26 and 28, with this year Charles VI – the last of the House of Habsburg on the Spanish throne and the first Spanish king on the Hungarian throne – set to be crowned.
Strong women in Boca
WHEN young painter Janko Alexy wandered around Slovakia at the beginning of the 20th century, he still images that reflected the previous century. Alexy was fascinated mainly by villages located outside urban centres in which most constructions were still built from wood.
First University on Slovak territory was 550 years ago
ON MAY 29 (some sources mention May 19) 1465, i.e. 500 years ago, Pope Paul II obliged the request of Hungarian King Mathias Corvinus to found a university in Great Hungary.
Concentration camp: unknown part of Petržalka history
THE JEWISH Community Museum in Bratislava has been offering different exhibitions each summer season, while being closed in winter. This year, the exhibition on a so-far unknown, or less-known concentration camp in Petržalka will be its focus.
Italian count Lanfranconi tamed the Danube river in Bratislava
IT WAS Italian expert on waterworks, builder and inventor count Enea Grazioso Lanfranconi who designed the regulation of the Danube river not just to protect Bratislava from floods, but also to enable viable shipping transport.
Renowned conductor, performers, support Bratislava “music house”
BRATISLAVA has historically been a town/city with a rich musical life. One of the venues connected with music – and also social life – is the house of the famous Albrecht family, renowned musicians.
The Slovak Radio is on the list of absurd buildings
THE BUILDING of the Slovak radio in Bratislava has been included on the list of 12 most absurd constructions from the communist time by the US website Business Insider.
Ultra-light aviation aficionados pay tribute to Štefánik
AVIATION aficionados from the Slovak Federation of Ultra-light Aviation (SFUL) on May 3 commemorated the 96th anniversary of Milan Rastislav Štefánik’s tragic plane crash by landing with their aircraft at the Bratislava airport named after him on Sunday afternoon.
Bochníček discovered star at age 16
FORMER head of the Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) in Tatranská Lomnica, Záviš Bochníček, would celebrate 95 years at the end of April. The man who popularised astronomy throughout his career, managed to discover a star, Nova CP Lacertae, at age 16; and this changed his whole life.
Cog railway opened season in April, starting with Košice ride
THE COG steam train based in Tisovec began its operating season in the end of April when it took a ride to an event in Košice. Throughout the tourist season, it will run twice a month – more than originally planned.
Dobrá Voda commemorated 230th anniversary of birth of cultural activist Ján Hollý
THE VILLAGE of Dobrá Voda in Trnava region has organised a programme for Sunday, April 12, to commemorate the 230th anniversary of Ján Hollý‘s birth, including the reopening of one of his favourite hiking trails. Hollý (1785-1849) was a Slovak translator, poet, priest and a patriot. He took an active part in the Slovak national revival movement in the mid 19th century.
Historian looks into emigration from Orava
EMIGRATION used to be an extensive phenomenon in poorer regions of today’s Slovakia, forming the current face of the country. Historian Juraj Laššuth from Dolný Kubín has looked at this trend around the turn of 19th and 20th centuries in Orava.
Neanderthal people in Upper Nitra hunted horses and rhinos, probably roasting them
THE RECENT study concerning Prepoštská cave in Bojnice painted a vivid image of how the Neanderthal people who lived there 40,000 years ago survived.
Photographer of Štiavnica
THE REPORTAGE and documentary photographer Sergej Protopopov is notable among a small circle of photography fans and he is rather well-known among collectors of postcards, especially those focusing on Banská Štiavnica and the surrounding region.
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