Slovakia's ice church draws visitors closer to heavens
Since 2013, ice sculptors have flocked to the Slovak Tatra mountain hamlet of Hrebienok every winter to build a Tatra Ice Temple, or scaled-down replica of a famous church using only crystal-clear ice blocks. This year, it's an 11-metre (36-foot) tall version of the 16th-century Vatican basilica, complete with the imposing two half-circle wings of Bernini's colonnade.
Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia, Europe
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 460,000, the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, occupying both banks of the Danube River and the left bank of the Morava River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries. Bratislava is the political, cultural, and economic centre of Slovakia. It is the seat of the Slovak president, the parliament, and the Slovak Executive. It is home to several universities, museums, theatres, galleries and other important cultural and educational institutions. Many of Slovakia's large businesses and financial institutions also have headquarters there. The history of the city has been strongly influenced by people of different nations and religions, namely by Austrians, Czechs, Germans, Hungarians, Slovaks, and Jews. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, a part of the larger Habsburg Monarchy territories, from 1536 to 1783 and has been home to many Slovak, Hungarian, and German historical figures. Bratislava is situated in south-western Slovakia, within the Bratislava Region. Its location on the borders with Austria and Hungary makes it the only national capital that borders two countries. It is only 62 kilometres (38.5 mi) from the border with the Czech Republic and only 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) from the Austrian capital Vienna. The city has a total area of 367.58 square kilometres (141.9 sq mi), making it the second-largest city in Slovakia by area (after the township of Vysoké Tatry). Bratislava straddles the Danube River, which it had developed around and for centuries was the chief transportation route to other areas. The river passes through the city from the west to the south-east. The Middle Danube basin begins at Devín Gate in western Bratislava. Other rivers are the Morava River, which forms the north-western border of the city and enters the Danube at Devín, the Little Danube, and the Vydrica, which enters the Danube in the borough of Karlova Ves. The Carpathian mountain range begins in city territory with the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty). The Záhorie and Danubian lowlands stretch into Bratislava. The city's lowest point is at the Danube's surface at 126 metres (413 ft) above mean sea level, and the highest point is Devínska Kobyla at 514 metres (1,686 ft). The average altitude is 140 metres (460 ft). The cityscape of Bratislava is characterised by medieval towers and grandiose 20th-century buildings, but it has undergone profound changes in a construction boom at the start of the 21st century. Most historical buildings are concentrated in the Old Town. Bratislava's Town Hall is a complex of three buildings erected in the 14th--15th centuries and now hosts the Bratislava City Museum. Michael's Gate is the only gate that has been preserved from the medieval fortifications, and it ranks among the oldest of the town's buildings; the narrowest house in Europe is nearby. The University Library building, erected in 1756, was used by the Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1802 to 1848. Much of the significant legislation of the Hungarian Reform Era (such as the abolition of serfdom and the foundation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) was enacted there.
The historic centre is characterised by many baroque palaces. The Grassalkovich Palace, built around 1760, is now the residence of the Slovak president, and the Slovak government now has its seat in the former Archiepiscopal Palace. In 1805, diplomats of emperors Napoleon and Francis II signed the fourth Peace of Pressburg in the Primate's Palace, after Napoleon's victory in the Battle of Austerlitz. Some smaller houses are historically significant; composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel was born in an 18th-century house in the Old Town. Notable cathedrals and churches include the Gothic St. Martin's Cathedral built in the 13th--16th centuries, which served as the coronation church of the Kingdom of Hungary between 1563 and 1830. The Franciscan Church, dating to the 13th century, has been a place of knighting ceremonies and is the oldest preserved sacral building in the city. The Church of St. Elizabeth, better known as the Blue Church due to its colour, is built entirely in the Hungarian Secessionist style. A curiosity is the underground (formerly ground-level) restored portion of the Jewish cemetery where 19th-century Rabbi Moses Sofer is buried, located at the base of the castle hill near the entrance to a tram tunnel.
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Castle of Stará Ľubovňa - Slovakia
The first written reference about the town Stará Ľubovňa (Old Ľubovňa) comes from the year 1292. After the castle Ľubovňa was built, the village changed into a settlement around the castle and significantly gained on importance. The year 1364 was crucial for the development of the town. At that time the king Ľudovít I. gave to the town a privilege to be a royal town, together with a privilege to organise regular open-markets. The further development was essentially influenced by the fact that between 1412--1772 it was given to the Polish king as a deposit for a credit. The town became a well known economic and a cultural centre. After 1772 the town lost is exceptional position, officials and aristocracy left it. Stará Ľubovňa remained just a small centre of the nearby surroundings.
St. Mikuláš (Nicholas) church originating from the era about 1280 and the Provincial Houses are the most dominant monuments of the square. The latter is the former seat of the janitor of the pawned towns from the region Spiš. In 1639, it was reconstructed in the Renaissance style. Inside of the St. Mikuláš church there is a stone late-gothic baptistery coming from the 16th century and sepulchral steles from sand stone and red marble. A baroque altar of St. Mikuláš, bishop from the 19th century, is decorated by a nice woodcut. In the middle of the columnar architecture dominates a precious painting of St. Mikuláš from the 19th century. Side altars and sculpture of Weeping for Christ are very precious historical monuments, too.
On a calcite rock, a stone castle of Stará Ľubovňa dominates in the surroundings of the town Stará Ľubovňa. It was built at the beginning of the 14th century. The first written reference about the castle was from the year 1311, where it was mentioned as one of the royal residences. The tower and the gothic palace are the oldest parts of the castle. After 1412, the castle became the seat of polish mayors of pawned towns from the Spiš region. This era enabled its further development. The castle completely burnt down in 1553. During reconstruction a new palace was built in the Renaissance style instead. In 1642 a baroque palace and in 1647 a chapel were built, too.
Polish crown jewels were hidden at the castle from the Swedish troops between 1655--1661. In 1772, after the polish deposit of the Spiš towns expired and the towns were returned, the castle started to decline.
Below the castle of Stará Ľubovňa there is an open-air museum (Ľuboviansky skanzen) where you can find examples of folk architecture from the regions Spiš and Šariš. The most precious object is a Greek Orthodox Church of St. Michal Archangel from the village Matysová, built in 1883.
Moreover, you can find here a lot of wooden residential houses from the beginning of the 20th century. The interior of these residential houses reflects the original way of living. The exhibition is very rich and apart of the equipment for daily use, you can find here also means of production of their inhabitants: tinkers, shoemakers, coopers, weavers and cabinetmakers. In the houses you can find demonstrations of folk habits and traditions: birth, wedding, Christmas and Easter.
Farm objects (barns, stables, garners, wells) and technical buildings (forges, mill and cabinet making workshop) belong to this complex, too. During the summer season, there are exhibitions of folk music bands in natural amphitheatre of the open-air museum.
HISTORICAL PLACES OF SLOVAKIA IN GOOGLE EARTH PART FIVE ( 5/5 )
1. CASTLE PUSTY,ZVOLEN 48°33'24.64N 19° 6'32.74E
2. CHURCH,VELKY SARIS 49° 2'32.52N 21°11'18.70E
3. CASTLE BOJNICKY,BOJNICE 48°46'48.14N 18°34'39.96E
4. SUMMER ARCHBISHOP'S PALACE,BRATISLAVA
48° 9'8.69N 17° 6'34.36E
5. CHURCH OF ASSUMPTION,SPISSKA NOVA VES
48°56'37.14N 20°34'6.83E
6. CHURCH&CATHEDRAL,BANSKA 48°27'32.41N 18°53'33.47E
7. TOWER,BARDEJOV 49°17'29.79N 21°16'24.52E
8. CASTLE KRASZNAHORKA VARUDVARA 48°39'29.97N 20°36'1.53E
9. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH,SMOLENICE 48°30'35.43N 17°25'55.21E
10. DOBRA NIVA CASTLE,PODZAMCOK 48°30'11.11N 19° 6'12.71E
11. SUMMERHOUSE DARDANELLES,MARKUŠOVCE
48°55'2.12N 20°37'28.99E
12. HOUSE OF MERCY,BANSKA 48°44'2.75N 19° 8'3.98E
13. ST.ANNA CHURCH,KOVARCE 48°29'23.60N 18°10'42.36E
14. ST.MARTINA CATHEDRAL,SPISSKE PODHRADIE
49° 0'1.56N 20°44'26.72E
15. WATER TOWER,PIESTANY 48°35'10.88N 17°50'34.67E
16. JACOB PALACE,KOSICE 48°43'18.92N 21°15'46.17E
17. CHURCH&MONASTERY OF POOR CLARES,BRATISLAVA
48° 8'38.49N 17° 6'19.15E
18. CASTLE STARA LUBOVNA,PRESOV 49°18'54.93N 20°41'58.62E
19. PARISH CHURCH,PRIEVIDZA 48°46'23.15N 18°37'28.67E
20. TOWN HALL,BARDEJOV 49°17'33.15N 21°16'33.74E
21. WATCH TOWER,ROZNAVA 48°39'43.81N 20°31'59.07E
22. CASTLE HUMENNE,PRESOV 48°56'20.42N 21°54'26.30E
23. BOSANOCH CASTLE,BOSANY 48°34'51.10N 18°14'54.12E
Wooden Churches in Slovakia, 4K UHD (Dji Mavic Pro, Dji Osmo)
Každá časť nášho Slovenska ukrýva v sebe skvost, ktorý je charakteristický pre danú oblasť. Takýmto skvostom východného Slovenska sú zaiste drevené chrámy, ktoré sú jedinečné a nemožno nikde vo svete nájsť nič im podobné.
Chrámy boli na jednej strane odrazom krehkosti a úbohosti človeka, ale boli aj odrazom nezlomnej a neotrasiteľnej dôvery človeka voči Bohu, ktorý bol často jedinou a poslednou nádejou v živote. Človek sa chcel Bohu zavďačiť ako najlepšie vedel a tak postavil chrám ako miesto, kde by mohol patrične a s úctou osláviť Boha. Jedinou nenáročnou a dostupnou matériou, ktorú mohol použiť bolo drevo. Celý interiér a exteriér do najmenších detailov bol teda vytvorený z tohto materiálu. Zaujímavosťou týchto stavieb je, že pri výstavbe nebol použitý žiaden klinec.
Väčšina z týchto drevených chrámov bola vystavaná na východnom Slovensku v miestach, kde sa usídlili katolíci východného obradu. Hlavne na severe východného Slovenska sa dodnes zachovalo prevažne na pôvodných miestach 42 drevených chrámov, ktoré vznikali v rôznych časových obdobiach 17. – 19. storočia. V chrámoch nedominuje luxus a honosnosť, ale jednoduchosť a pravdivosť.
Každý z týchto chrámov je jedinečný a výnimočný niečím iným, ale všetky majú spoločné rozdelenie interiéru na tri základné časti, a to na predsieň (babinec), chrámovú loď a svätyňu. Dominantou každej cerkvi je ikonostas, ktorý oddeľuje svätyňu od lode. Je to stena zložená z viacerých radov ikon, zoradených podľa presného liturgického kánonu. Pre každú z ikon je charakteristické, že bola napísaná na dreve a že ukrýva v sebe hlbokú symboliku. Práve symbolika je dominantnou črtou celého východného obradu, nielen pri písaní ikon, ale aj pri slávení jednotlivých bohoslužieb a rôznych pobožností.
Môžeme byť teda právom hrdí na to, čo všetko vytvorili a pre nás zachovali naši predkovia. Tieto kultúrne a duchovné pamiatky si právom zaslúžia našu ochranu a starostlivosť, aby sme mali čo odovzdať našim deťom ako nádherné dedičstvo otcov.
ENGLISH:
Each part of Slovakia has hidden jewels, which are characteristic for that area and are incomparable with others. Wooden churches and belfries are such jewels of Eastern Slovakia, as they are unique and typical especially for this territory.
Those churches reflected the fragility and misery of man, but on the other hand reflected the unbreakable and unshakeable trust of man towards God, who is often the only and last hope in life. Man wanted to thank God as much as possible, and thus built a church as a place, where he could celebrate God properly and with reverence. Only humble and available material to be used by man for building was the wood. Whole interior and exterior, even the smallest details were made of this material. Curiosity of these buildings is the fact, that they were built without using any nails.
Majority of these wooden churches were built in eastern Slovakia on places, where Catholics of the eastern rite settled. Especially in the North of Slovakia are preserved till this day approximately 40 wooden churches and several belfries, many of them on the original spots; where they were built between 17th and 19th century. Luxuries and panache are not dominant in these churches, but rather simplicity and truth.
Each of these churches is unique and special with something else, but all of them have the interior division in three basic parts, narthex, nave and sanctuary. Dominant of each church is the iconostasis, which on one hand divides the nave and the sanctuary and on the other hand connects two worlds, earthly and heavenly ones. This is a “wall” consisting of several rows of icons, displayed according to an exact liturgical canon. Each icon is characterized by being painted on the wood and that it contains deep symbolic meaning. Symbolic is exactly the dominant thrust of the whole eastern rite, not only in painting the icons, but also by celebrating of individual celebrations and various devotions.
We can be justly proud on what our ancestors created and left for us. These cultural and spiritual monuments deserve our protection and care in order to pass this beautiful heritage of our fathers to our children.
(Text: drevenechramy.sk)
Kezmarok Old Town, Slovakia
Kezmarok Old Town, Slovakia 2016 - panoramic view from tower Basilica the Holly cross.
The Old Town in Kezmarok consists of the market place and just two streets. The high sloping shingled roofs of the burghers' houses, the wide doors and the gates connecting the houses are characteristic of Spis. The town used to be surrounded by town walls with towers and gates, but only fragments of the old walls still remain. In one of the old burghers' houses.
The Basilica minor of the Exaltation of the Holly Cross (Bazilika Svatého Kríža) is a Late Gothic three-nave Catholic church located in the town Kežmarok in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia. The temple is the only one non - Marian basilica in Slovakia.
Košice (Slowakije / Slovakia / Slowakei) - Stadswandeling (Walking Tour), 5 juli 2015
Košice (Slowakije) - Stadswandeling, 5 juli 2015
Hlavná, staatstheater, Sint-Elizabethkathedraal, muziekfontein, Kerk van de Heilige Drievuldigheid met koor aan het repeteren, hotel Slávia, rondleiding met als thema 'joods Košice' en bezoek aan synagoge Zvonárska en Nieuwe Orthodoxe Synagoge Puškinova, stadspark
Košice, Slovakia - City Walking Tour, 5 July 2015
Hlavná, State Theatre, St. Elizabeth's Cathedral, music fountain, Church of the Holy Trinity with a choir rehearsing, Slávia Hotel, guided tour with a focus on 'Jewish Košice' including a visit to Zvonárska synagogue and New Orthodox Synagogue Puškinova, city park
Kaschau (Slowakei) - Stadtrundgang, 5.7.2015
Hlavná, Staatstheater, St. Elisabeth-Dom, Musikbrunnen, Kirche der Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit mit Chorprobe, Slávia Hotel, Stadtführung mit dem Thema Das jüdische Košice und Besuch der Synagoge Zvonárska sowie der Neuen Orthodoxen Synagoge Puškinova, Stadtpark
Judges-Unfurl
A motion background loop useful for church or youth group settings, I dont own this video so please feel free to use at any time
Our Erasmus students traveling in Slovakia
The video prepared by our Erasmus student Olha from Polonia University in Czestochowa for the course Discover Slovakia offered for Erasmus students studying at the Catholic University in Ruzomberok during the summer semester of 2018/2019. The video shows her and her friends travels in Slovakia during their Erasmus mobility exchange.
Shepherd
short film about shepherd's life in High Tatras, Slovakia
Hollywood - Lucenec
This video is about Hollywood in Lucenec, Slovakia. Text in video is too in Slovak. Enjoy
Toto video som natáčal doma a je o Hollywoode v Lučenci na Slovensku.
Autor/Author - Matej Kováč
Madona - Confirmation/Birmovka 2014
The combined choirs of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish in Mississauga sing 'Madona' after communion at the 2014 Confirmation Mass presided over by Bishop John Boissoneau, Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto.
Lucenec Zeleznicna stanica ,,, Cast 1.
riadny mafian chlapec pozor snim predava na stanici drevo :D :D
Inside a Franciscian church - Slovakia
Inside a Franciscian church in Bratislava, Slovakia
Lucenec-Slovakia
QTH Lokation : JN98TH 65nj
GPS koordinat : 19° 38.28' E 48° 18.85' N
Baroková záhrada na Bratislavskom hrade
Záhrada, ktorá má pripomínať časy Márie Terézie. V roku 1741 Anton Zinner bol poverený vykonaním realizácie záhrady. Teraz to podľa pôvodných nákresov realizovala krajinná architektka Eva Wernerová.
Viatge a Eslovàquia, juliol del 2016
Itinerari del viatge, tot en cotxe de lloguer, i llocs visitats: Bratislava - Terchová - Oravský Hrad - Narodný Park Malá Fatra (Parc Nacional Malá Fatra) - Leštiny - Múzeum Oravskej Dediny (Museu del Poble d'Orava) (Zuberec) - Vysoké Tatry (Alts Tatres) - Levoča - Hervartov - Bardejov - Stakčín - Narodný Park Poloniny (Parc Nacional Poloniny) - Ruská Bystra - Košice - Rožňava - Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa (cova de gel de Dobšiná) - Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa (cova d'aragonita d'Ochtiná) - Bratislava
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Po ceste jsem videl par drevenych kosteliku, ktere jsou ve vnitr krasne malovane.
Pani mi ho otevrela,chtela 10 lei.. nemel jsem tak se ptala od kud jsem.Rikam ceska.
- jo ceskoslovakia a mavla rukou (asi ma s vycuranky z CR zkusenosti) ????tak sem ji dal aspon ceske pivo a byla rada:-)
Jsou drevene protoze jim madarsti katolicti mocipani v roce 1690 zakazali stavet z kamene. Ten druhy ma 45m vysokou vez a byl par deseltileti nejvyssi drevenou stavbou v evrope
Vecer jsem dorazil k hotelu v horach,ale jak se ukazalo tak to byl klaster a pozvali me na veceri.pri tom se blejskli kolik je v lese hribu
K veceru ovcacci psi svadeli ovecky z pastvy,dobehli za Envy a chteli ji nahnat taky do stada:-)
Dneska jsem takove stesti s ubytovanim nemel,takze stojim u Lidlu, no nic tak jsem si aspon zasel na jedno do mesta
Takže pohodlně se usaďte a jdem na to! :-)
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Bratislava (; Slovak pronunciation: [ˈbratislaʋa] (listen), German: Preßburg or Pressburg IPA: [ˈpʁɛsbʊɐ̯k], Hungarian: Pozsony) is the capital of Slovakia. With a population of about 450,000, it is one of the smaller capitals of Europe but still the country's largest city. The greater metropolitan area is home to more than 650,000 people. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states.The city's history has been strongly influenced by people of different nations and religions, namely (in alphabetical order) Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarians, Jews, Serbs and Slovaks. It was the coronation site and legislative center of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783, and has been home to many Slovak, Hungarian and German historical figures.
Bratislava is the political, cultural and economic centre of Slovakia. It is the seat of the Slovak president, the parliament and the Slovak Executive. It has several universities, and many museums, theatres, galleries and other cultural and educational institutions. Many of Slovakia's large businesses and financial institutions have headquarters there.