Did you know that a small part of Gemer is also in Hungary? We have forgotten that the area beyond the current border was also Gemer. Out of the 4 279 km2 of the former Gemer-Malohont, 665 km2 are in present-day Hungary. This year’s mini-festival Gothic Route – Forgotten Heritage[…]
We confess we don’t know how to convey our emotions to you, since about a month ago we were contacted by Archduchess Paola Von Habsburg-Lorraine from Luxembourg with an undisguised interest to visit the 12 churches of the Gothic Route. Thanks to our communication, the circle of visitors expanded from[…]
We are happy to announce great news: the Lutheran church in Štítnik will undergo a major restoration. This project, that we have been preparing with the owner for a long time, will be the first major comprehensive restoration of this church in over a hundred years. It is great that[…]
We have started cooperation with the VÚB Bank Foundation, thanks to which we can gradually restore the churches of the Gothic Route. Last year, the restoration of the Church of All Saints in Henckovce led by Peter Mlích was completed. The inauguration of the restored church took place on 26[…]
On Thursday, December 5, we were awarded the Prize of Professor Martin Kusý for the year 2024. We won in the category for the presentation of architecture and architectural creations in the field of mass media. The jury appreciated our approach in the promotion and popularization of architecture in the[…]
The ceremonial opening of the restored interior of the medieval church of All Saints took place in Henckovce on Tuesday. We have thus reached a significant milestone in the monument restoration of this hidden gem of the Gemer sacral architecture. The medieval church from the second half of the 13th[…]
During the summer season, the churches of the Gothic Route bearing the European Heritage Label, are open as follows, thanks to the support of the Banská Bystrica Region Tourism and thanks to Terra Incognita from the Košice Self-Governing Region: Štítnik Circuit open 15.6. to 14.9.2024 Štítnik, Ochtiná, Koceľovce and Plešivec:[…]
Since 2007, the Gothic Route Association has been trying to systematically help to make the medieval sacral heritage of Gemer and Malohont accessible, to promote it, research and restore it. In recent years, we have also been promoting these precious monuments of this multicultural and multi-confessional region in Hungarian and[…]
The Lutheran Church in Vyšná Slaná is a dominant feature of its surroundings. It is located in the centre of the village, under the majestic Veľký Radzim hill (990.5 m above sea level). Its east-west orientation itself indicates its medieval origin. It is a single-nave late Gothic building with a[…]
More than a century before the oldest known written mention of Lipovník, a document from 1243 issued by Belo IV. mentions the monastery which lies precisely on the territory of today’s Lipovník, according to the analysis of the description of the land borders. From this document, we learn that the[…]