Three Microregions of the District of Rožňava

THREE MICROREGIONS of the district of ROŽŇAVA

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The ŠTÍTNICKA DOLINA Microregion The list of the villages: Brdárka, Čierna Lehota, Gočaltovo, Hanková, Honce, Koceľovce, Markuška, Ochtiná, Petrovo, Rakovnica, Rochovce, Roštár, Rozložná, Rožňavské Bystré, Rudná, Slavoška, Slavošovce, Štítnik The address: OcÚ Štítnik, Nám. 1. mája 167, SK-049 32, Štítnik, Tel.: +421 58/788 10 75, www.mikroregionstitnickadolina.ocu.sk The DOBŠINÁ Microregion The list of the villages: Betliar, Dedinky, Dobšiná (mesto), Dobšinská Ľadová jaskyňa, Gemerská Poloma, Gočovo, Henckovce, Kobeliarovo, Mlynky (okr. Spišská Nová Ves), Nižná Slaná, Rejdová, Stratená, Telgárt (okr. Brezno), Vlachovo, Vyšná Slaná The address: Združenie na rozvoj turizmu v mikroregióne Dobšiná, SNP 554, SK-049 25 Dobšiná, Tel.: +421 58/794 13 20, www.mikroregiondobsina.gemer.org

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2 Štítnik

Dobšiná

The ČREMOŠNÁ Microregion The list of the villages: Bôrka, Brzotín, Čučma, Drnava, Jovice, Kováčová, Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka, Krásnohorské Podhradie, Kružná, Lipovník, Lúčka, Pača, Silická Jablonica The address: OcÚ Lipovník 164, SK-049 42 Drnava, Tel.: +421 58/788 31 10, www.obeclipovnik.sk © Jozef Soročin 2017, www.issuu.com/VydSorocinJ © Design & Layout: Milan Bobula, mbobula5@gmail.com © Photos, cover: Peter Olekšák, peter.oleksak@centrum.sk: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Stanislav Jiroušek, jes@jes.sk: 2 © Published for Mesto Rožňava, Mestský úrad, Šafárikova 29, SK-048 01 Rožňava, www.roznava.sk, by Anna Soročinová, Martina Rázusa 1848/6, SK-071 01 Michalovce Print: Rotaprint, s. r. o., Barčianska 68, SK-040 17 Košice

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5 Betliar Castle

Mausoleum in Krásnohorské Podhradie

SHORT HISTORY OF THE TOWN The town‘s name is derived from that of the especially rich gold and silver mine called Rosnoubana 1291 First mention in a document.

1304 Completion of the parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (which became an episcopal cathedral in 1776).

1382 Rožňava gains town rights.

15th/16th C At the turn of these centuries the town experiences its heyday. Mining especially for gold and silver.

1710 Fearsome plague in the town.

1711 − 1720 Completion of the single-storey town hall building. In the 19th C the upper floor was added, and in the mid – 20th C the burgher‘s house on the north side was annexed to it, which has not been painted blue like the town hall to this day.

1745 Start of building work on the church and Franciscan monastery; 1776, 15th Jan. Empress Maria Theresa (*1717 – †1780, reigned from 1740 – 1780) establishes the Rožňava diocese.

1786 Based on the Tolerance Patent, after three years of work the Lutheran church was completed, but with no tower or belfry.

1904 – 1905 Calvinist Church, built in art nouveau style with Gothic elements.

1905 Memorial to Františka Andrássy erected in front of the Watchtower 1938, 2nd Nov. As a result of the First Vienna Arbitration, Rožňava is annexed to Hungary.

1945, 23rd Jan. Liberation of the town, in which the Romanian armies play a significant role.

2015 Reconstruction of Miners‘ Square – Ist phase.

THE WATCHTOWER AND MEMORIAL TO FRANTIŠKA ANDRÁSSY The tower was built between 1643 and 1654 in response to the Turkish threat. This symbol of the town is 36 metres high, with an observation gallery at a height of 28 metres, accessed by a 144-step staircase. From here there is a superb view in every direction.

Entry is arranged by the Rožňava Tourist Information Centre, www.tikroznava.sk.

The memorial was erected as a sign of respect and gratitude to this benefactor, the wife of Count Dénes Andrássy, after public fundraising by the townspeople in 1905.

Both spouses played a crucial role in the social enhancement of the population of the town and the Gemer region, and they were great patrons of the arts.

1902 Františka (*1838) dies unexpectedly in Munich.

1913 7th March. Count Dénes Andrássy (*1835) dies in Palermo, Sicily and is entombed next to Františka in the Mausoleum in the village of Krásnohorské Podhradie.

The Rožňava METTERCIA – 1513 The name METTERCIA is derived from the medieval Latin „Me tertia“ – I (am) the third.

The religious motif here is combined in a quite inimitable way with a realistic and very detailed illustration of the work of medieval miners. Thanks to this work, unique in Central Europe, for 504 years now whole generations have been able to learn about the techniques and technology of underground ore mining in that period.

Regular events in the town: New Year hike up Volovec (January); Easter markets (March/April) Whatever moves is alive (May); Rožňava Summer of Culture (July/August) Rožňava Town Days (September); Rožňava Annual Fair (September); The Year in Gemer (November) More information: Bulletin Rožňava and its Treasures (SK, H, D, GB), 2017

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6 The Town Hall of Rožňava

The Watchtower and memorial to Františka Andrássy

GENIUS LOCI GÖMERI VERE UNICUS EST The genius loci of the Gemer region is truly unique Road distances in km: ROŽŇAVA (selection) – Gemerská Poloma (the birthplace of Peter Kellner Hostinský, colleague of Ľudovít Štúr): 9; Nižná Slaná (former iron ore mining centre): 15; – Kobeliarovo (Pavol Jozef Šafárik‘s memorial house): 19; – Gočovo (scholar Jur Hronec‘s birth house): 18; – Vlachovo (the Andrássy family manor house and ethnographical exhibition): 19; – Dobšiná (gateway to Slovak Paradise National Park): 26; – Vyšná Slaná (the ski resort): 28; – Rejdová (a distinctive village; venue for a traditional Gemer folk dance festival in August): 31; – Štítnik (Gothic Lutheran church with extraordinarily valuable frescoes): 13; – Ochtiná (Gothic Lutheran church also with valuable frescoes): 18; – Slavošovce (Pavol Dobšinský‘s birth house and the Slavošovce tunnel): 22; – Brdárka (folk architecture and probably the largest cherry orchard in open countryside in Slovakia; the sheep-farm: 26; – Brzotín (the Shepherds‘ Day in July) 4; – Čučma (mining educational trail; starting point for the Volovec trail): 5; – Betliar (Andrássy family manor house and the 200 acre park): 7; – Hrad Krásna Hôrka (Krásna Hôrka Castle; after the calamitous fire on 10 March 2012 until further notice closed): 8.5; The Dénes and Františka Andrássy Mausoleum in Krásnohorské Podhradie: 7; – Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka (Gemer crafts fair in July): 9; – Zádielska tiesňava, direction Košice, (height 400 m, length 2 km): 30; – Košice: 72; THE CAVES Ochtinská Aragonite Cave: 25; Dobšinská Ice Cave: 40; Krásnohorská Cave: 13; Gombasek Cave: 14; Silická Cave: 17; Domica Cave: 28.

Betliar (Rožňava)

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Nižná Slaná Gočovo Vlachovo

Kobeliarovo

Radzim

Vyšná Slaná

Rejdová

Dobšiná

Stratená (Poprad)

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The Dobšiná Microregion

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Rejdová Dobšiná

The library of the Betliar manor house

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The Forest Cathedral near the Dobšinská Ice Cave

Stratená

Dedinky

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8 Mlynky and Palcmanská Maša

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Vlachovo – the Andrássy Manor House

Vyšná Slaná

Gočovo – the birth house of Jur Hronec Gemerská Poloma – memorial plaque to Peter Kellner Hostinský, friend and colleague of Ľudovít Štúr.

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Kobeliarovo – the memorial house of Pavol Jozef Šafárik

© Photo: Pavol Hedmeg

Henckovce

© Photos: Peter Olekšák: 1, 3 –10; The Dobšiná Microregion, 2; The remaining photographs were provided by the municipal offices.

1 View of Krásna Hôrka from Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka

The Čremošná Microregion

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Brzotín – the White (Mariássy) manor house, now the administrative headquarters of the Slovakian Karst National Park

Františka

Dénes

The Andrássy Family Mausoleum in Kr. Podhradie

Lipovník

CBS Drnava

Lúčka – ruins of the Hussite fortress

Bôrka

Čučma

Kružná

Kováčová

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Pača

Krásnohorské Podhradie Krásna Hôrka Castle

© Photos: Peter Olekšák, peter.oleksak@centrum.sk: 1, 2, 3 Miroslav Boldiš, (Čučma) The remaining photographs were provided by the municipal offices.

CBS Jovice

Silická Jablonica

Hanková

Brdárka

Slavošovce Markuška

Rochovce

Ochtiná

Slavoška Koceľovce

www.CBS.sk

Part of the Microregion

The Štítnická dolina Microregion

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4 Slavošovce The birth house of Pavol Dobšinský (1828 – 1885), the Lutheran minister, Štúr supporter, collector and publisher of Slovak folk tales Štítnik – the Lutheran Church, Ochtiná – the Lutheran Church

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Hanková Brdárka

Markuška

Slavošovce

Rochovce

Slavoška

Koceľovce

Čierna Lehota Petrovo Roštár

Rozložná Honce

Gočaltovo

Rožňavské Bystré

Rakovnica

© Photos: Peter Olekšák, peter.oleksak@centrum.sk: 1, 2, 3, 4; © Stanislav Jiroušek. We hereby thank JES, s. r. o., Košice, for their provision of the photographs on this page and of the photograph of the Štítnik church on the cover page free of charge. The photographs of the villages Rudná, Roštár, Rochove and Brdárka were provided by the respective municipal offices.

Rudná

THREE MICROREGIONS of the district of ROŽŇAVA

1 Rožňava

The Štítnicka dolina Microregion The list of the villages: Brdárka, Čierna Lehota, Gočaltovo, Hanková, Honce, Koceľovce, Markuška, Ochtiná, Petrovo, Rakovnica, Rochovce, Roštár, Rozložná, Rožňavské Bystré, Rudná, Slavoška, Slavošovce, Štítnik The address: OcÚ Štítnik, Nám. 1. mája 167, SK-049 32, Štítnik, Tel.: +421 58/788 10 75, www.mikroregionstitnickadolina.ocu.sk The DOBŠINÁ Microregion The list of the villages: Betliar, Dedinky, Dobšiná (mesto), Dobšinská Ľadová jaskyňa, Gemerská Poloma, Gočovo, Henckovce, Kobeliarovo, Mlynky (okr. Spišská Nová Ves), Nižná Slaná, Rejdová, Stratená, Telgárt (okr. Brezno), Vlachovo, Vyšná Slaná The address: Združenie na rozvoj turizmu v mikroregióne Dobšiná, SNP 554, SK-049 25 Dobšiná, Tel.: +421 58/794 13 20, www.mikroregiondobsina.gemer.org

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Dobšiná

The ČREMOŠNÁ Microregion The list of the villages: Bôrka, Brzotín, Čučma, Drnava, Jovice, Kováčová, Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka, Krásnohorské Podhradie, Kružná, Lipovník, Lúčka, Pača, Silická Jablonica The address: OcÚ Lipovník 164, SK-049 42 Drnava, Tel.: +421 58/788 31 10, www.obeclipovnik.sk © Jozef Soročin 2017, www.issuu.com/VydSorocinJ © Design & Layout: Milan Bobula, mbobula5@gmail.com © Photos, cover: Peter Olekšák, peter.oleksak@centrum.sk: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Stanislav Jiroušek, jes@jes.sk: 2 © Published for Mesto Rožňava, Mestský úrad, Šafárikova 29, SK-048 01 Rožňava, www.roznava.sk, by Anna Soročinová, Martina Rázusa 1848/6, SK-071 01 Michalovce Print: Rotaprint, s. r. o., Barčianska 68, SK-040 17 Košice

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Mausoleum in Krásnohorské Podhradie

THREE MICROREGIONS of the district of ROŽŇAVA

1 Rožňava

The ŠTÍTNICKA DOLINA Microregion The list of the villages: Brdárka, Čierna Lehota, Gočaltovo, Hanková, Honce, Koceľovce, Markuška, Ochtiná, Petrovo, Rakovnica, Rochovce, Roštár, Rozložná, Rožňavské Bystré, Rudná, Slavoška, Slavošovce, Štítnik The address: OcÚ Štítnik, Nám. 1. mája 167, SK-049 32, Štítnik, Tel.: +421 58/788 10 75, www.mikroregionstitnickadolina.ocu.sk The DOBŠINÁ Microregion The list of the villages: Betliar, Dedinky, Dobšiná (mesto), Dobšinská Ľadová jaskyňa, Gemerská Poloma, Gočovo, Henckovce, Kobeliarovo, Mlynky (okr. Spišská Nová Ves), Nižná Slaná, Rejdová, Stratená, Telgárt (okr. Brezno), Vlachovo, Vyšná Slaná The address: Združenie na rozvoj turizmu v mikroregióne Dobšiná, SNP 554, SK-049 25 Dobšiná, Tel.: +421 58/794 13 20, www.mikroregiondobsina.gemer.org

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Dobšiná

The ČREMOŠNÁ Microregion The list of the villages: Bôrka, Brzotín, Čučma, Drnava, Jovice, Kováčová, Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka, Krásnohorské Podhradie, Kružná, Lipovník, Lúčka, Pača, Silická Jablonica The address: OcÚ Lipovník 164, SK-049 42 Drnava, Tel.: +421 58/788 31 10, www.obeclipovnik.sk © Jozef Soročin 2017, www.issuu.com/VydSorocinJ © Design & Layout: Milan Bobula, mbobula5@gmail.com © Photos, cover: Peter Olekšák, peter.oleksak@centrum.sk: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Stanislav Jiroušek, jes@jes.sk: 2 © Published for Mesto Rožňava, Mestský úrad, Šafárikova 29, SK-048 01 Rožňava, www.roznava.sk, by Anna Soročinová, Martina Rázusa 1848/6, SK-071 01 Michalovce Print: Rotaprint, s. r. o., Barčianska 68, SK-040 17 Košice

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Mausoleum in Krásnohorské Podhradie