Attractions and Places To See in Trnava - Top 20

Pope John Paul II expressed the following thoughts during the Way of the Cross meditation in the year 2000 at the Colosseum in Rome, which may also be of interest to passers-by here before this wayside cross (crucifix): »‘Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter his glory?’ (Lk 24:26). At the end of the traditional Way of the Cross at the Colosseum, we ask ourselves the same question. (…) Dear sisters and brothers! Today’s man needs to encounter the crucified and risen Jesus! Who, if not the divine condemned man, can fully understand the suffering of one who is unjustly condemned? Who, if not the mocked and humiliated King, can answer the expectations of the many men and women who are without hope and degraded? Who, if not the crucified Son of God, can understand the pain and abandonment of the many people who despair of life because they have no future before them?« (Pope John Paul II.)

The Gabčíkovo Reservoir (Slovak: Vodné dielo Gabčíkovo) is a colossal hydraulic engineering project on the Danube, which is much more than just a simple lake. It is the scene of one of the longest legal disputes in European history and a technical heavyweight.

Images from a computer-generated 3D reconstruction of the presumed appearance of the Church and Monastery of St. Catherine during its final construction phase at the end of the 18th century. The monastery consisted of a church and monastic buildings with a ground plan based on two quadrangles, each with a square courtyard. The smaller courtyard, closer to the church, served as the Paradise Court, around which the monastery buildings were grouped. The larger courtyard was surrounded by outbuildings and the novitiate. The church tower, with its onion dome and stone statues of four Franciscan saints at its corners, dominated the townscape. These statues have been located at the Pálffy tomb in Smolenice since 1905. Access to the church was through profiled stone portals, similar to those at the main entrance of the monastery. The simple, mostly smooth facades were articulated by white bands that contrasted with the gray plaster. The roofs were covered with fired tiles.

A building visible from afar

On the way to the top of Záruby in the Little Carpathians, you will pass several signposts and crossroads. They are very well marked. The path from the Drina cave to the top of Záruby is quite difficult. We sweated a lot.

Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, to whom the church in Trnava is dedicated, is - alongside Saint Martin - one of the most popular saints of all. His memorial day, December 6th, is probably known to almost every child in Germany - and far beyond. On the eve of this day, children used to put their shoes or boots - which had of course been carefully polished - in front of the door so that Saint Nicholas could fill them with gifts during the night. In more agricultural areas, it was also customary for children to put out a small gift of food for the donkey, Saint Nicholas's mount (according to another tradition, it was a white horse).

Saint Helena, to whom the church here in Trnava is dedicated, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (who, after his victory at the Milvian Bridge in front of Rome, recognized Christianity as a religion and ended the long period of persecution with the Edict of Toleration of Milan). In the early fourth century, she made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Israel/Palestine) and brought numerous relics back to Europe, including the True Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. She is therefore often depicted in paintings or as a statue with a cross as an attribute. According to Catholic tradition, Saint Helena's feast day in the calendar of saints is August 18, but in the Orthodox churches it is March 6 and May 21.

Dams the Danube to form a small sea. Impressive.