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Town Monument Reserves

The rich history of towns has left some admirable traces in their appearance and architecture. Many of them are classified as Town Monument Reserves and form a significant part of the national cultural heritage.

Now there are 138 towns in Slovakia; eighteen are designated Town Monument Reserve. They concentrate in the region of Spiš (5) followed by the group of central Slovakia mining towns (4). Slovakia boasts more than 12,000 immovable cultural monuments and more than 2,800 won the statute of Town Monument Reserve.

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Banská Štiavnica

Banská Štiavnica

Banskobystrický krajOkres Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica

The gem among the towns of Slovakia is undoubtedly BANSKÁ ŠTIAVNICA situated in the heart of the Štiavnické vrchy Mts. Its undeniable values and beauty caused that it is one of the first Slovak towns that has been included into the List of the World Cultural Heritage of UNESCO in 1996.

 
Bardejov

Bardejov

Prešovský krajOkres BardejovBardejov

The ancient town of BARDEJOV is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful towns in Slovakia. It was inscribed into the List of the World Cultural Heritage of the UNESCO in 2000.

 
Bratislava

Bratislava

Bratislavský krajOkres BratislavaBratislava

There are only several cities on the map of Europe with such a unique position and rich history as those of BRATISLAVA - the Capital of the Slovak republic. The river Danube, the second greatest river of Europe, is its pride and symbol.

 
Spišská Kapitula (The Spiš Chapter)

Spišská Kapitula (The Spiš Chapter)

Prešovský krajOkres LevočaSpišské Podhradie

The ecclesiastic town SPIŠSKÁ KAPITULA is sometimes also referred to as the “Slovak Vatican”. Church life not only  in Spišská Kapitula (The Chapter of Spiš) was organised from here by the bishops, provosts, and canonists.

 
Košice

Košice

Košický krajOkres KošiceKošice

KOŠICE became the metropolis of East Slovakia and the second largest city of Slovakia. Historical core of the town is the largest town monument reserve of Slovakia. The dominant of the town is the monumental Gothic Cathedral of St. Elisabeth, which is the biggest church of Slovakia and the easternmost situated Gothic cathedral of western type in Europe.

 
Levoča

Levoča

Prešovský krajOkres LevočaLevoča

The city of LEVOČA is often considered the brightest jewel in the crown of Spiš. There is the tallest Gothic wooden altar in the world and other interesting monuments enclosed within the town walls.

 
Nitra

Nitra

Nitriansky krajOkres NitraNitra

NITRA is referred to as the oldest urban formation in Slovakia. The attribute of “ancient” suits it as it was the seat of the Nitra Principality as early as the 9th century.

 
Spišská Sobota

Spišská Sobota

Prešovský krajOkres PopradPoprad

SPIŠSKÁ SOBOTA is historically the biggest urban district of Poprad. Spišská Sobota represents one of the best preserved medieval urban units in Slovakia.

 
Trnava

Trnava

Trnavský krajOkres TrnavaTrnava

TRNAVA also referred to as the Slovak Rome is the pearl among Slovak towns thanks to its architectural gems and sacral monuments. There is such a concentration of churches on a small area in Trnava like in no other town of Slovakia.

 
Banská Bystrica

Banská Bystrica

Banskobystrický krajOkres Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica

BANSKÁ BYSTRICA was member of the exclusive trio of the richest central Slovakian mining towns. Banská Bystricas attribute was “copper” as this ore was extracted in the Starohorské vrchy Mts. near the town in the 14th century.

 
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