Church of St. Archangel Gabriel in Humenne
Wooden church of St. Archangel Gabriel is situated in the Open Air Museum in city Humenné (East Slovakia), which is part of the Vihorlat Museum exhibition. Church was moved from village Nová Sedlica and is the oldest among all the objects in the Open Air Museum. It was moved to the open-air ...
Slovak Bethlehem - Rajecká lesná
Slovak Bethlehem in Rajecka Lesna is a wonderful masterpiece of master Jozef Pekara from city of Rajecké Teplice. The work is 8,5 m long, 2,5 m wide and 3 m high. Jozef Pekara's idea was to incorporate images from the life of the Slovak people into the biblical scene. In the middle of the work is the scene of God's birth and placed in the village Rajecka Lesná. All Slovak regions are represented around it by their most famous places and monuments. Castles Devín, Bratislava, Trenčín, Orava, cathedrals in Nitra, Trnava, Spišská Kapitula, Košice and others. In the background rises Kriváň, one of the Tatra peaks, which is a symbol of the Slovak country. The work shows work and crafts, which the Slovak people once engaged, their national costumes, customs and way of life.Slovak Bethlehem is a textbook of history and geography, a mirror of the art and art of carving traditions in Rajec. Altogether there are about 300 characters, half of which are moving. The public opening ceremony of this remarkable work was done on November 26, 1995. A part of the Slovak Bethlehem building is also the Gallery on the first floor, where wood carvings of important rajec carvers, such as Brieštenský, Veselý, Bača, are exhibited.
Roháčske mountain lakes
Roháčske mountain lakes (in Slovak Roháčske plesá) are located in the Western Tatras (Západné Tatry), in Roháče Mountains, in the Žilina Region (Žilinský kraj), in the Tvrdošín district in Slovakia. They are four lakes at an altitude of 1 562 - 1 719 m.a.s.l.., connected each other by Roháče ...
Štrba Mountain Lake (Štrbské mountain lake)
Štrba Mountain Lake or Štrbské mountain lake or Štrbské pleso lake (in Slovak Štrbské pleso) is the most famous mountain lake in High Tatras moutains in Slovakia. It is situated at altitude of 1 346 m. above sea level. The name is derived from the village Štrba in High Tatras. It is a esker Lake, created by the receding glacier. It It is the second largest water area on the Slovak side of the High Tatras - after the Large Hincovo lake (Veľké Hincovo Pleso) . Štrbské Pleso occupies the area 19,76 ha and reaches max. depth of 20 m. Štrbské pleso offers the possibility of hiking in the summer season, in winter skiing, cross-country skiing and skialpinism in the beautiful nature. It is the ideal starting point for hiking to the central and also eastern part of the High Tatras. It is possible to get from here in summer season to Skok Waterfall (in Slovak Vodopád skok) and Lake over Skok by hike from Strbske Pleso lake (in about 1,5 - 2 hours) and further to the High Tatra Mountains. It is possible to get also to Poprad lake (in Slovak Popradske pleso) from here (about 1.5 h) by hike and further on Ostrva Peak (1 984 m.a.s.l).
