Trencsén

Hunnic relief

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The relief was carved into the rock wall below the Trenčín Castle by sculptor Mihály Kara, thus commemorating the heroes of Trenčín during World War I. The monument was inaugurated on October 4, 1916, but when the Czechs entered the city in 1918, they destroyed the monument becau... Read More

Elizabeth Hotel

Building, structure

The hotel was built by Baron Ármin Popper (Podhragyi) (September 8, 1860, Nemeskutas – June 19, 1924, Budapest), a large landowner and industrialist, in 1901, in the Art Nouveau style, based on the plans of E. Bleier, on the site of the former “Fekete csillagnál” restaurant, and ... Read More

Trenčín Castle

Building, structure

The present-day Trenčín Castle rises above the Váh valley on the limestone cliff of the Castle Hill (Mária Hill) in the heart of the city of Trenčín. The castle, with a fairly large area, is relatively well restored. The castle hill is very steep on three sides, only gentler in t... Read More

Synagogue

Building, structure

In Trenčín, the seat of the county of the same name, Jews appeared in larger numbers in the 17th and 18th centuries. They fled from Moravia to escape the persecution of Jews there. They settled outside the city walls, in the vicinity - this area has now become part of the histori... Read More

Church and monastery of St. Francis Xavier in Trenčín

Building, structure

The Jesuit (formerly Jesuit) church in Trenčín is one of the gems of Hungarian Baroque art, which has gained great recognition far beyond the borders. ; The Jesuits were first settled in the neighboring Szkalka Abbey by the Bishop of Nyíregyháza János Püsky in 1645, so that they ... Read More

Latin inscription on the Trenčín castle rock

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The later Trenčín Castle Rock preserves an unusual find. In the last years of the Marcomannic Wars (165-180), a Roman special unit of 855 soldiers wintered in enemy territory in the place of today's Trenčín, ancient Laugaricio, which was located about 130 kilometers from the safe... Read More

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Trenčín

Building, structure

This church in Trenčín stands on the prominent Mary Hill below the castle. A covered wooden staircase from the 1500s leads to the church. It was originally a 14th-century three-door Gothic building, which was remodeled in the 16th century in the Renaissance style. The alabaster a... Read More

Holy Trinity Column (Plague Column) in Trenčín

Sacral small monument

In the summer of 1710, a huge plague epidemic devastated the city. The Black Death (Latin: atra mors) claimed the lives of 1,600 people in Trenčín. In memory of this, the Jesuits, with the help of the abbot Miklós Illésházy (1653-1723), erected a memorial column in the city's mai... Read More

Trenčín Lower Gate (Turkish Gate)

Building, structure

"Only one of the two gates of the city's defenses remains today. In the 1970s, another tower was built between the small and large county hall, with a gate at the bottom of it - exactly the same shape as the tower next to the existing city hall. (Hence the name lower and upper ga... Read More

Hangman's house

Building, structure

In the street below the castle hill stands a 16th-century building, known as the city hangman's house, which was the home of the executioner in the 17th century. The ground-floor rooms were used as a torture chamber and a prison. Today, the building, which is under monument prote... Read More