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[…]
The most important landmark of the village Henckovce is the Roman Catholic church, which had been, according to scholars, probably 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 of the village,[…]
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[…]