Museums and history in Hubina and surroundings

On the outskirts of Považský Inovec, which rises above the village of Ducové near Piešťany, a fortified court of the Great Moravian magnate once stood. This place is loca...

In its museum repertoire, the town of Piešťany also has a departmental specialized museum, which cultivates national historical consciousness and pride for own statehood,...

The most famous Slovak spa town, Piešťany, boasts of the unique Balneological Museum of Imrich Winter, founded in 1931 thanks to the Piešťany Museum Society and the Winte...

In the spa town of Piešťany, there is the Balneological Museum of Imrich Winter, which also includes Villa of Dr. Liska. The building is located on Štefánikova Street nea...

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Slovak poet Ivan Krasko, in 1976, the Balneology Museum of Imrich Winter opened a new exhibition - Memorial R...

Enthusiasts of trips in the little-known corners of our Slovak nature will surely be pleased by the location of Čertova pec (Devil's furnace). It is a cave created by dol...

Near the town of Piešťany, there is the largest Slavic archaeological site in Slovakia - Valy in Bojná. This specific and extremely interesting location is kind of Slovak...

The picturesque village of Očkov boasts a unique place where historical events meet each other several times. It is called Očkovská Barrow, which is not only our national...

Perhaps there is no man who would not know the mysterious village of Čachtice, famous especially for the sadly known bloody countess of Čachtice, Elizabeth Báthory.

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The village of Bojná is known for being an important princely center of the old Slavs in the past. The former economic and political center of the Pribinian Principality ...

In the premises of Community Centre in Nové Mesto nad Váhom, there is the Peter Matejka Gallery, which is named after a native and especially an academic painter who is o...

The Podjavorina Museum is housed in a Baroque building from the 17th century, also called the Giláni's House in Nové Mesto nad Váhom. It was founded in 1951 and since the...

In the village of Bzince pod Javorinou, there is a birthhouse of the well-known Slovak writer of children's books - Ľudmila Riznerová - Podjavorinská. In her honour and m...

Homeland Museum in Hlohovec is a typical regional museum of homeland character. It was founded in 1959 and since then has expanded its collection to include subjects of s...

In 1968, Milan Rastislav Štefánik began to become known again after the political changes in Czechoslovakia. Visitors started to visit Bradlo - the last resting place of ...

The Museum of M. R. Štefánik is an integral part of the Slovak National Museum - Museum of the Slovak National Councils. It opened its doors for the general public in 199...

The Museum in Topoľčany was founded in 1961. The first permanent exhibition of the museum was opened in 1964 and its content was anthropology. Throughout its history, the...

The Town Museum in Stará Turá presented its first museum exhibition in 1976 on the premises of the former Roman Catholic school called Room of Revolutionary Traditions. C...

A rare historical building in the picturesque village of Oponice is a Renaissance mansion dating from the 16th-17th century. The locals also call it Small Chateau. It use...

The Aponnyi Library of Oponice is a divine paradise for all bookworms as well as history lovers. The library is the most beautiful interior library in Slovakia, which ho...

Before you go to the Barrow of M. R. Štefánik on Bradlo Hill, stop in the center of Brezová pod Bradlom. Directly on the square you will find the Štefánik's National Hous...

In the past, Slovakia could boast of a rich network of shorter, but also longer, forest, field, mining or industrial railways, which were used in freight transport at the...

The Trnava village of Naháč is known for the work of the enlightened writer and pastor Juraj Fándly, who lived here for a part of his life. Juraj Fándly lived and worked ...

The Museum of Slovak National Councils in Myjava is a specialized organizational unit of the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava. It opened its gates for the first time ...

Alekšince, a small village in Nitra region, can boast of a unique rarity in the Slovak territory . At a depth of seven meters below the ground, there is the Museum of Soc...

Even in today's modern and technically advanced time, you may find yourself in a time when mowing was done manually, when fields were cultivated by pulling power of cattl...

Trenčín, the city of fashion, is a very attractive place for both Slovak and foreign tourists, thanks to its rich history and architectural treasures, including Trenčin's...

Under the Trenčín Castle, in the area of the parish church, there is an intact Gothic building - Ossuary of St Michael. It was built in the second third of the 15th centu...

The city of Trenčín is considered to be the center of Považie, not only geographically but also culturally. The Miloš Alexander Bazovský Gallery, which is named after one...

Trenčín Museum is one of the most developed regional museums in Slovakia. It is located in a beautiful late-Baroque palace-type house that ranks among the most beautiful ...