Technical monuments in Slovakia

The Berggericht, originally the Mining Court, is a baroquized building constructed in the 15th century. From the last third of the 17th century, it was owned by the well-known Baron Gottfried János Hellenbach, one of the richest magnates in Upper Hungary. He owned mines, breweries, and numerous estates and was a supporter of Francis II Rákóczi. Between 1792 and 1854, the Mining Court – the highest authority in mining administration – was seated here. From 1854 to 1859, it served as the headquarters of the Mining Captaincy. Between 1860 and 1900, it temporarily housed the third department...

Slovak opal mines can be found in eastern Slovakia on the territory of Slanské vrchy. They are situated 20 km southeast of Prešov, between the villages of Červenica and Zlatá Baňa. Opal mines have been known around the world since the 16th century. The largest opal called Harlequin was found in 1775 in a stream in the village of Červenica. Its weight is almost 600 grams. It is currently housed in the Natural History Museum in Vienna. The golden age of opal mines near the village of Červenica today is reminiscent of the reconstructed entrance to the tunnel. Slovak opal is stored in...

The Slovak Astronomical Clock is the largest wooden statue in Slovakia. Located in Kysuce, in the center of Stara Bystrica, in the district Cadca. It represents the sitting Madonna, the Seven-Sorrowed Virgin Mary, the patron saint of Slovakia. The Astronomical Clock was completed in 2009. It was designed by the academic sculptor Viliam Lovišek and reworked into the drawing documentation by architect Ivan Jarin. Astronomical clock face is the heart of the astronomical clock. astrolabe, which is specially designed for the geographical location of Stara Bystrica. Part of the astronomical clock...

The water mill in Dunajská Klátov - it is the only cultural and technical monument in the Dunajská Streda district - is the last example of water mills that worked on Žitný ostrov. This mill has several specific properties. The first is that it is not located directly on the flow of the Little Danube, but on its arm - Klátovsky. Unlike the others, only the wheel and the drive part are located in a wooden outbuilding, the mill itself is brick. The mill was built in 1920 by Ján Csefalvay and was in operation until 1942. During the II. World War II was badly damaged and after the war it was...

The water mill in Jelka is located in a beautiful corner on the bank of the Little Danube. The restored mill, which originally belonged to Jozef Németh, is currently open to the public. A remarkable technical monument in southwestern Slovakia is accessible by a dirt road (1 km) from the road from the village towards Dunajská Streda. The oldest proof of the mill comes from 1894. The mill originally consisted of two ships built in the middle, connected by a massive mill wheel. The dominant part of the mill consists of a mill. milk. Since 1983 the mill has been registered in the State List of Real...

Natural camp has already been predestined for its location for the most various activities. It is situated in the closeness of the town Kolárovo /ap. 500 meters ../ on the east border of „Rie island„. Natural camp lies on the foreland, which borders are formed by Small Danube and Váh from one side and by dried arm of Small Danube from other side. Since a half of the 15 th century belongs to the unthinkable part of the territory a Castle of peace its rummage /ground wall/ has been well –preserved untill today.Its history is concluded on the 3 signboards. Composition of flora and fauna...

We invite you to a tour of the water mill museum, which belonged to the Andrássy family from Krásná Hôrka with the original original equipment, where you will not only learn, but also see how flour was sometimes made. The water mill is located in the village of Kováčová near the town of Rožňava, in the Košice Region in eastern Slovakia.