Religious sites in Slovak Karst

Religious Sites of Slovak Karst

The Slovak Karst landscape preserves a diverse collection of religious monuments, from the unique St. Ladislaus Plant Church near Debraď, where living trees form the structure's walls, to the significant Gothic frescoes of the Reformed church in Plešivec. This selection includes the Romanesque rotunda in Šivetice, one of Central Europe's largest, alongside secluded forest chapels like Derenk and historic village churches in Hrhov and Jablonov nad Turňou, reflecting the region's Catholic, Reformed, and Greek Catholic heritage.

Religious Sites of Slovak Karst — Map

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A

Kaplnka svätej Anny

A small Baroque chapel located near the Gombasek cave and the ruins of a medieval Pauline monastery.

B

Rastlinný kostol Svätého Ladislava

A unique architectural site near Debraď where the walls and roof of a former medieval church are formed by growing hornbeam trees. It stands above a legendary spring.

C

Kostol sv. Jána Krstiteľa

Originally a Gothic church from the late 13th century in Hrhov, featuring a massive defensive wall and a separate Renaissance bell tower.

D

Kalvínsky kostol

A major Gothic landmark in Plešivec, containing well-preserved 14th-century frescoes and the red marble tomb of the Bebek noble family.

E

Narodenia Presvätej Bohorodičky

A Greek Catholic church in the mountain village of Hačava, built in the Classicist style during the late 18th century.

F

sv. Margity Antiochijskej

A significant Romanesque rotunda in Šivetice. It is one of the largest structures of its kind in Central Europe, housing rare medieval murals.

G

Derenki kápolna

A chapel serving as a memorial in the former village of Derenk, which was evacuated and demolished in the 1930s to create a hunting estate.

H

svätých Petra a Pavla

A Roman Catholic church in Jablonov nad Turňou, originally built in the Gothic style in the 14th century and later modified with Baroque-Classicist elements.

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