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:[…]
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[…]
Almost a year since the nomination for the registration of medieval murals at Gemer and Malohont, we can proudly announce that our nomination was sucessfull! An international expert panel at the European Commission has decided to award medieval murals in lutheran churches in Koceľovce, Ochtiná, Štítnik, Kameňany, Kraskovo, Kyjatice, Rimavská[…]
Before the visit of churches of the Gothic Route, we recommend you to report your visit in advance and arrange a tour according to these contacts, as most of these contacts have also other responsibilities, and opening churches to tourists is not their only task. Please note, that only some of these[…]
The most important landmark of the village Henckovce is the Roman Catholic church, which had been, according to scholars, originally dedicated to St. Stephen, the first king of the Kingdom of Hungary. This ruler from the Arpád dynasty can be found in the coat of arms, and we chose him[…]
A Gothic St. Valentine Chapel from the first half of the 14th century and a late Gothic church from the end of the 15th century stood on the place of the present Lutheran Church in Dobšiná. Those buildings were rebuilt and unified in 1641. In 1727, the church was enlarged[…]
The first settlement situated south of Rožňava is the historically significant village of Brzotín, former centre of a domain. The main landmark of the village is a Romanesque-Gothic reformed Church, whose foundations were already built around the second quarter of the 13th century. It is located on a slight mound[…]
The first settlers of the present-day Brdárka were shepherds and the Vlach people. Located at the end of the valley under the hill named Radzim, Brdárka is known for its vast cherry orchards. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the village experienced its peak years with a[…]
The church in Ochtiná was formerly dedicated to St. Nicholas and is one of the oldest and most interesting landmarks of the Gemer countryside. The name of the village is most likely derived from the old German expression for the number eight: ocht, as an evidence of the area settled[…]