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Levoca Old Town Hall

Building, structure

The core of the town hall, built in the centre of the main square of the carefully designed settlement, was originally built in the Gothic style in the 15th century. This building was severely damaged by the fire of 1550, which caused catastrophic destruction in the city, with on... Read More

Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria in Kakaslomnik, interior

Building, structure

An oriental church from the 13th century, rebuilt in the Gothic style at the beginning of the 15th century. The most important value of the church is the wall painting cycle of Saint Ladislaus, made around 1317, preserved on the northern wall of the sacristy, which contains scene... Read More

Small county hall in Levoča

Building, structure

Since ancient times, the general assemblies of Spiš County were held in the Spiš Castle, in Váralja or in some other place in the county. Levoča, as the seat of the Saxon province, and then since the middle of the 14th century, a royal city, had no connection with the county. Dur... Read More

Large county hall in Levoča

Building, structure

The county hall was built in the Empire style between 1805 and 1831 according to the plans of the architect Antal Povolny. It was the most representative county hall of historical Hungary, and served as the seat of Szepes County until 1922. The building was later used for adminis... Read More

Roadside chapel, image pillar

Sacral small monument

The nature conservation and landscape protection activities of the Túzokos farm are very extensive. In August 2019, children were also able to join the work there within the framework of the Réti Nyár camp. The aim of the camp was to bring children closer to the former world of t... Read More

Holy Cross Church in Késmárki

Building, structure

The foundations and origins of the Church of the Holy Cross date back to the early Romanesque period of the 13th century. The present-day magnificent Gothic church was built between 1444 and 1498. The reconstruction was supported by the Lords of Szapolyai and the city. Both “patr... Read More

St. Anne's Church in Nagyőr

Building, structure

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Anne was built in the 15th century in the Gothic style. According to German sources, a fortress church serving the guards stood on this site as early as the 12th century. The church is a single-nave church without a tower. It faces east, presumabl... Read More

Nagyőr bell tower

Building, structure

This type (square, with a platband, white with sgraffito decoration) is very common in the Spiš region. The one in Nagyőr is the most beautiful after the one in Keszthely. Since the church does not have, nor did it have its own tower, it was probably built on the site of a wooden... Read More

Podolini Bell Tower

Building, structure

The bell tower next to the parish church was built in 1659 and is a copy of the Poprad bell tower. It bears the characteristic features of the Partisan Renaissance style. It was originally decorated with sgraffito. The tower houses two Gothic bells. Read More

The grave of county judge József Lippóczy and mayor of Podolini Ferenc Lippóczy

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Next to the entrance to the St. Anna cemetery chapel is the tomb of József Lippóczy, county judge, and his son, Ferenc Lippóczy, mayor of Podolin. ; The Lippóczy family owned estates in the Tokaj Hills. József Lippóczy had been shipping wine to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ... Read More