The document provides information about historical sites in the Nitra region of Slovakia, including the towns of Vráble, Nitra, Levice, and Zlaté Moravce. It describes several castles and churches in the region, such as the Fidvár Castle in Vráble, the Nitra Castle which was a former seat of princes, and the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vráble. It also mentions the statue of Cyril and Methodius in Nitra, who created the first Slavic alphabet. The region is known for wine production and students hope to show visitors these historical places in May 2014.
1. Nitra region
Vráble, Levice, Zlaté Moravce, Nitra
Slovakia
Made by Primary school from Vráble
Comenius
Wanderings through the History and Culture of Europe
HISTORY OF OUR
REGION
2. Nitra region
ur hometown Vráble lies in Nitra region.
itra is the town 20 km far from Vráble.
ther cities near Vráble :
Levice, Zlaté Moravce,
villages Jelenec, Hrušov, Skýcov,
in which you can find various
3. Children wiew on the history
n this presentation we used paintings made by
our pupils.
ecause it is essential how pupils and our
schoolmates see Slovak history.
4. Vráble
ráble is our hometown.
he most important sight is the castle
called Fidvár here.
he Castle Fidvár had four bastions and the courtyard
stone tower, from which signals
were given to Nitra and Gýmeš
castle through invasion.
5. he first written collection about our
hometown Vráble is from the year 1265
rom the beginning of 15th century to 1848
our town Vráble was connected with
Esztergom archbishop.
n 17th century crafts of millers, butchers,
shoemakers and furriers started to work
here.
he church is written
documented
in the year 1359.
6. t theend of 18th century the lateBaroquecastle(now pastorate
office) wasbuilt.
n 1821 theSeat housewasbuilt.
n thecentreof our town on both sidesof Main Street alot of
burgesshouses grew at theend of 19th century.
ow they serveasshopsand privatefirms.
7. The Church of Blessed Virgin Mary.
t is significant architectural building in our town.
It is Neoromanesque three ship basilica built in
years 1898-1901.
is construction was initiated and financially
supported by Esztergom archbishop František
Klaudius Vasari.
he author of figural wall paintings
is Nitra artist Edmund Massáni.
he paintings on the main and
8. he Calvary is located in front of the church.
he Church square belongs to the oldest area in
the town Vráble.
here you can see also the Monument of the heroes
from the Second World War.
9. Wineyard area in Vrable region
rable is very popular wine growing region
ou can find here The Chapel of St. Urban - the Patron
and Quardian of vineyards.
he Region Vráble is known also with growing of wine. It
has got an irresistible aroma, great color and taste.
n 1971 Wine factory Bratislava
was established in Vráble
preparing wines of favourite
marks such as Venus
magic, Riesling
10. Požitavie Mill Museum
ožitavie Mill Museum – Mašek Mill is located on the
riverŽitava, about 2 kilometers north of the town
Vráble, in the local part Horný Ohaj.
11. Other sights and castles in our region
itra is 20 km from Vráble and Nitra´s castle was the seat of
princes Pribina, Mojmír, Svätopluk.
he Dominat of this castle is the Cathedral , Bishop Palace and
big fort with bastions.
oday the Bishop Office is in the castle.
he Nitra principality was here
in 8th Century.
trong fort was the protection
against hostile attacks –
12. The Statue of Cyril and Methodius
yril and Methodius were important personalities
in Slovak history .
They wrote Hlaholika – the first letters of Slavs.
e found their statue also in Nitra under the castle.
hey came to Great Moravia when the prince
Rastislav ruled here.
13. vätopluk square is known in Nitra. The City Hall was
built here in 1880.
he Square offers the relax next to the beautiful
fountain.
here is also The theatre of Andrej Bagar, new
modern building.
very year the Cyril-Methodius festivals are hold here,
Christmas and Carnival festivals as well.
14. Levicecastle
eviceisthetown 20 km from Vráblebut to theeast side.
ou can find heresomeruinsof gotic castlein fact.
heCastleuprised in thesecond half of 13th century with thegoal of
prevent southern accessto themiddleSlovak miner´s cities.
t wasthe part of MatúšČák
Trenčiansky county, later
it becametheroyal castle.
15. Topoľčianky
opo ianky is a village and municipality in Zlatéľč
Moravce , the town 20 km from Vráble to the
south.
ou can visit the castle from 15th – 16th century
built in Renaissance and Baroque style here.
t is surrounded with wonderful park.
ational Stud farm ( horse breeding ) is located
in Topo ianky.ľč
16. The Castle called Gýmeš
ýmeš is actually only some ruins of gothic
castle from 12th century.
t was built for family line Forgáč.
t is located nearthe village Jelenec about 25 km
from Vráble.
17. TheCastleHrušov
his historical sight of our region is just ruined
gothic castle in the village Skýcov about 30 km
from our town.
t was built in 13th century on the hill called
Skalka Rock in the middle of beautifl nature.
18. How our pupils and schoolmates
see all our historical places and
castles.
19. n Nitra´s region you can visit a lot of museums,
sights and see statues showing personality and
speaking about rich history of our region.
e hope, when you visit Slovakia in May 2014 we´ll
show you some of them.
20. Thank you for interest
Students of ZŠ V. Záborského from
Vráble