Rožňava and its region


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THE TOWN - CULTURAL SIGHTS
GPS  48° 39,729´ N
  20° 31,980´ E
ROŽŇAVA
ROSENAU
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The town is situated in the Rožňava Fold in the valley of the Slaná River, under the southern foothills of the Volovské Mountains. Rožňava emerged as a miners' settlement with golden, silver, and copper mines. The first written mention of the town dates back to 1291. The first municipal rights were granted in 1340, the town became a tributary town in 1382, and it gained full recognition as a free royal town in 1410. Turkish raids in the 16th century contributed to the decline of mining. Today, Rožňava is a pleasant town with excellent opportunities for nature and history lovers.
 
Panoráma rožňavy


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Chapel of St. John Nepomuk. In hte second half of the 18th Century, a row of medieval shops (kramiky) next to the watchtower was extended by a small chapel. The chapel houses a life-size statue of St. John Nepomuk carved in the rococo style. On the side cornices of the chapel there are two statuetes of angels. The one on the left side with his finger in his mouth symbolizes the patron of confession secrets. The one on the right is a replica of the original that perished. The Saint in a sligtly twisted posture in the black and white robe holds a palm spray and a cross on the left side of his chest. His head in a black hat is slightly bent towards the cross.  Above his head there is a glory with four stars.  ...........info+
The statue of Lajos Kossuth /1802 -1894/ - a leader of the 1848 revolution and a member of the Hungarian parliament - in  a above-life size (2.7m). It was erected in 1907 on the Banikov square. It was removed during the  first Czechoslovak republic (1918-1938). It reapeared during the Horthy's occupation of the southern parts of Slovakia. In 1945 it was depositied in a museum. It was re-erected in the first week of February 2004 in the public space on the side of the Museum of Mining. The fund for restoration of Hungarian memorials contributed 520,000 Slovak crowns. The brass statue was cast by a Hungarian sculptor József Róna.   ............info+
Old cast-iron tombstones from the cemetery of Roznava nowadays placed in teh yard of the Museum of Mining were cast by the skillful smiths and casting masters from Chyžna Voda (Lubeník) and Dobsina. One can find tomstones of different types, such as crosses, gothic arches, and cones, and with different motifs, such as  sprays,  weeping willow, angels, and skull. One of the oldes is the tomstone of Jozef Szontágh from 1831 and Jána Colinási from 1808. ...........info+
Liberators' Memorial - limestone sculrpue consisting of three figures: a Red Army soldier, a woman with a child in her hands, and a man. It was sculpted by Vojtech Loffler. In 1985 it was placed in front of the Watchtower on the Miners' square. In 1992 it was moved to its present place in front of the elementary school on Zlata street. ........info+





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