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Vitajte na Slovensku

Land

Slowakei

70 Orte · 128 Museen

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Welcome to Slovakia

Castles on every rock, wooden churches, mining towns of silver and gold, and the High Tatras.

Slovakia is a small mountain country on the Danube, with more castles and castle ruins per person than almost anywhere in Europe. For centuries Bratislava was the coronation city of the kings of Hungary, and the mining towns of the hills made Europe rich with silver and gold. See Slovak art at the National Gallery, the giant Gothic altar of Levoča and the Andy Warhol museum near his parents' village. Plan your museum days on museumtickets.com, then eat bryndzové halušky and listen to the deep voice of the fujara.

  • 863Cyril and Methodius bring the first Slavic script to Great Moravia
  • 1563Bratislava becomes the coronation city of the kings of Hungary
  • 1993Slovakia becomes an independent state on 1 January
  • 2004Slovakia joins the European Union

Slovakia through the ages

Great Moravia, Hungarian kings, mining towns and a peaceful separation.

  1. 863

    Cyril and Methodius

    Two brothers from Thessaloniki bring a Slavic alphabet and liturgy to Great Moravia.

    Zu sehen in: Devín Castle
  2. 1328

    Kremnica

    The mint of Kremnica starts striking gold ducats, famous across Europe.

    Zu sehen in: Museum of Coins and Medals Kremnica
  3. 1563

    Coronations

    Bratislava becomes the coronation city; 11 kings and 8 queens are crowned at St Martin's.

    Zu sehen in: Bratislava City Museum
  4. 1944

    The Slovak National Uprising

    An uprising against the Nazi-allied regime and the German army begins in Banská Bystrica.

    Zu sehen in: Museum of the Slovak National Uprising
  5. 1989

    The Velvet Revolution

    Peaceful protests end communist rule in Czechoslovakia.

    Zu sehen in: Slovak National Museum
  6. 1993

    Independence

    Czechoslovakia divides peacefully; Slovakia becomes independent.

    Zu sehen in: Slovak National Museum

Women who shaped Slovakia

The first woman novelist, a founder of women's education and the first woman president.

Terézia Vansová

Author of the first novel written by a woman in Slovak and editor of a magazine for women.

Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová

Writer who led Živena, the association of Slovak women founded in 1869, and fought for girls' education.

Zu sehen in: Živena
Zuzana Čaputová

A lawyer who became Slovakia's first woman president in 2019.

Artists to look for in Slovakia

From the tallest Gothic altar to Andy Warhol's roots.

Master Paul of Levoča

Carver of the tallest Gothic wooden altar in the world, finished in 1517.

Ľudovít Fulla

Painter of bright folk-inspired modern pictures.

Martin Benka

Painter of the Slovak mountains, villages and people.

Koloman Sokol

Graphic artist of powerful black-and-white prints.

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh to parents from the village of Miková in north-east Slovakia.

Taste Slovakia

Sheep cheese, dumplings and sauerkraut soup.

Bryndzové halušky

Small potato dumplings with soft sheep's cheese and crispy bacon, the national dish.

Kapustnica

Sauerkraut soup with sausage, mushrooms and plums, served at Christmas.

Oštiepok

Smoked sheep's cheese shaped in carved wooden moulds.

Lokše

Thin potato pancakes, with goose fat or sweet with poppy seed.

Parenica

Steamed, spun sheep's cheese rolled like a snail.

Traditions and festivals through the year

Carnival, Easter water and shepherd flutes.

Fašiangy – late winter

Carnival processions with masks, music and a burial of the double bass at the end.

Easter Monday – spring

Boys whip girls lightly with willow switches and pour water on them, for health and beauty.

Jánske ohne – midsummer

Bonfires on St John's Night in the hills.

Východná – summer

The oldest folk festival in Slovakia, in a village under the Tatras.

Christmas Eve – December

Kapustnica, wafers with honey and garlic, and carp.

Verborgene Geschichte

A flute taller than a man

Slovak shepherds play a flute almost two metres long.

Geschichte lesenSchließen

The fujara is a shepherd's flute about 1.6 to 2 metres long, played standing, with only three holes. Its deep, breathy sound carried across the mountain valleys where shepherds watched their sheep. Making and playing it is on the UNESCO list of intangible heritage, and village craftsmen still carve them by hand.

Tipps für Kunstliebhaber

Castles

Many castles are ruins on hills; wear good shoes.

Mountains

The High Tatras are great for walks; check the weather.

Trains

Trains run from Bratislava to Košice through the mountains.

Closed days

Many museums close on Mondays.

Slowakei: Ihren Besuch planen mit museumtickets.com

Auf museumtickets.com: 128 Museen mit Fotos, Anfahrt und Museen in der Nähe. Speichern Sie Ihre Favoriten im kostenlosen Kulturpass und zahlen Sie, wo das Museum es anbietet, Ihren Eintritt im Voraus.

Anreise

Anreise nach Slowakei

Vom Flughafen mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln ins Stadtzentrum, dann mit Zügen und Nahverkehr zu den Museen.

Anreise mit dem Flugzeug

BTS
Bratislava M. R. ŠtefánikBratislava

Unterwegs in Slowakei

Linien und Fahrpläne ändern sich. Prüfen Sie vor der Fahrt die Website des Verkehrsbetriebs.

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