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- laczkozsuDebrecen, Hungary2,522 contributionsWe spent a rainy day in Zilina, so the weather wasn’t very good for walking and taking photos, but we visited this place and sat down on a terrace of a cafe. It’s a nice square with colourful buildings around, eg. City Hall. In the middle of the square there is a fountain and a statue ’Immaculata’.Written 18 October 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- steveCzech Republic15 contributionsA nice castle with pleasant grounds ideal for a picnic. The castle tower is worth a visit - it has four floors and on the top there is an open area with benches where you can sit and view the mountains all around.Written 22 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- AndRej2258Zilina, Slovakia12 contributionsIf you are a lover of art as well as history, Rosenfeld Palace is definitely worth a visit. It is one of the most beautiful and one of the largest cultural monuments in the city of Žilina, and various lectures, educational seminars, concerts and exhibitions by various artists and photographers are held here throughout the year. There are even wedding ceremonies. It is located right in the city center, so be sure not to miss it.Written 17 November 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- laczkozsuDebrecen, Hungary2,522 contributionsThis impressive old building is on the corner of the Marianske square. As I know nowadays it’s the workplace of the mayor of the city. In the representative rooms the City Council holds their meetings and wedding ceremonies take place. We saw one of them during our visit.Written 18 October 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ADK022Zilina, Slovakia634 contributionsThe Church of St. George, the most westerly situated wooden Gothic sacral building in Slovakia, is located in a suburb of Žilina – Trnové, on a small hill in the middle of a cemetery. It was probably designed and built along similar lines to a church located in Zábrežie in Orava Region.
The oldest preserved written report on the church of St. George dates back to 1583. It is a one-nave log building with a saddle roof. The short nave has a square layout and a tower, which was later added. At the top of the tower there are two precious bells donated by the mayor of Trnové Judex Mikuláš Trnovský. The larger one bears the inscription VERBVM DOMINI MANET IN AETERNVM ANNO 1604 NICOLAUS TRNOVSKY IUDEX F:C: (let the word of the Lord resound forever), the smaller bell the inscription VERBVM DOMINO IN MANET AETERNVM NICO ANNO 1606. TR. F.C.
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The walls of the church, designed by an unknown architect and dating from the mid 17th century, are slatted and decorated with schematic white, red and grey ornaments. Almost all the existing furniture dates from the 18th century, some of which was transferred here in 1720, from the nearby village of Višňové. According to the date on the window grilles, the church was renovated in 1776. The last major renovation took place in 1826. The interior of the church features a baroque altar with a sculpture of St. George, dating from the first third of the18th century. The altar’s polychrome woodcarving is completed at the top by an aureole with two angels. Part of the decoration is an oil painting on canvas featuring St. Anna and the Virgin Mary. Beside the altar there had previously been, a wooden statue of the Immaculata with the child in her arms. The church has been a national cultural monument since 1963 and until 1994, the Church of St. George was operational. In 2011-2012 the church was completely reconstructed.Written 19 November 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - laczkozsuDebrecen, Hungary2,522 contributionsIt was the first place for us after our arrival in Zilina. It was raining so the square was empty, but later we returned and the place was friendlier. We liked it now, especially the fountain in the middle. Around there are important buildings: the Church of the Holy Trinity with the Bell tower, theatre, art gallery, bank and Mirage shopping center. It’s worth a visit.Written 25 October 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- laczkozsuDebrecen, Hungary2,522 contributionsThis four-metre high bronze statue can be seen in the centre, in the Andrej Hlinka Square. It was made by Ladislav Berák and it was unveiled in December 2000. Two famous Greek brothers are well-known in all Europe and we learnt their alphabet. It’s worth a picture, like a postcard in the background with Holy Trinity Cathedral, the most famous landmark in the town.Written 25 October 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ADK022Zilina, Slovakia634 contributionsThe tower stands on Horný Val street, next to the parish church. Its history is linked to the name of Strečno castle’s owner from 1526 to 1529, Burian Svetlovský of Vlčnov, who was the hereditary mayor of Žilina at the time. From 1529, the Kostka brothers – Peter and Mikuláš – were the owners of Strečno castle. Burian Svetlovský went to court to have his property returned. The construction of Burian’s tower, therefore, covers a period of around three years. However, we cannot exclude the possibility that its construction was completed by the Podmanický brothers, Ján and Rafael, who occupied the parish church on two occasions, in 1540 and 1548, and converted it into a fort (castellum). An 18.3-metre long wall was found next to the tower leading to the steps going up to the parish church, 80 cm thick and set only 70 cm into the ground. The shape and direction of the wall were irregular, as if it had been built in a great hurry. The discovery of a large stone ball by the outer wall of the supporting pillar of an older church, discovered in 2000-2001 to the south of the shrine of the Gothic Church of the Holy Trinity, also testifies to this.
Burian’s tower was both a bell-tower and an observation point, providing protection against fires and approaching enemies. Its fate and that of the church are linked together, and thus several fires in the church also affected the tower itself. The roof of the tower changed several times: from 1762 to 1848, it had a Baroque, onion shape, from 1869 to 1886, a simple pyramid shape similar to the tower of Budatín castle. After the last fire, it was given a so-called helmet space. It was originally called New Tower and was named Burian’s tower from the end of the nineteenth century, perhaps after the large bell, weighing 2,336 kg. In 1917, it was used for military purposes along with another two bells. In 1923, they were replaced with six new bells. Its last reconstruction in 1941 added a panoramic viewing deck to the tower. At present, Burian’s tower is accessible to the public as part of a guided tour organised by the Žilina Tourist Information Office.Written 19 November 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - AndRej2258Zilina, Slovakia12 contributionsOriginally consisting of houses numbers 5, 6, and 7, this terrace no longer exists. The terrace was given descriptive number 5. In the past, these were dwellings built in Renaissance style, and their owners changed frequently. The first known owner of number 5 was the Tomčáni family. The last owner was the Hrabovský family, who sold the house to the Považie Agrarian and Industrial Bank in 1929.
The adjoining building (previously no. 6) belonged to the Kubica family in the 18th century and later on to the Folkman family. The house was bought in 1800 by Peter Gerommetta, the grandfather of famous Slovak nationalists. One of whom, Eugen Gerommetta, was the very first person to write a small historical treatise on the origins and history of Žilina, for which he went down in posterity. He was, however, a priest and so spent most of his life away from home. The father of Alexander Lombardini, the first to propagate the history of Žilina, also lived briefly in this house with his wife Františka Geromettova. The last owner was Robert Poradovský, who sold the house in 1929 together with his sisters.
The last of the three houses, which no longer exists either – house number 7 – was owned by the Košela family in the 18th century. Later on, the building was acquired by the Ďuriš family. The last owners were Anna Hrabovcová and Eduard Žabkay and they were the first to sell up to the Považie Agrarian and Industrial Bank in Žilina in 1928.
Following the bank’s purchase of the first house in 1928, architectural plans were drawn up for a new administrative bank building. Rather oddly, the plans depended on the demolition of two other buildings, which they did not own. These were bought a year later. In 1929, the bank demolished the three original houses. However, once the bank had built the new building it was not awarded a building licence, because a debate had already been unleashed as to whether such a modern building belonged on the historic square at all. The bank therefore appealed to the district court, which issued a building licence for a three-storey building. Other licences were issued later, which changed the original project. The bank’s new administrative building, a detached building referred to as number 5, was designed by architects F Weinwurm and I Vécsei. The town’s inhabitants were divided over the new building from the outset. It clearly didn’t match the original architecture of the square. It had significantly altered the appearance of the square. The original Gothic pathway, known as Burianova medzierka, was twice the size it had been following construction of the building. In 1937, the building became the property of the Prague Bank of Czechoslovak Legions and later the Bratislava Union Bank. At the end of Socialism, the City National Committee was based there. The building started to deteriorate in 1988 and in 1995 to 1996 it was demolished. A multi-purpose building appeared on the site of the original number 5 building in 2001, the facade is an unhappy imitation of the three original buildings that stood there before 1929. A shop called Diela was established on on the left-hand side of the ground floor in the 1980s.Written 17 November 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Robert ORotterdam, The Netherlands6,732 contributionsThis construction of this Roman Catholic church right in the center of Zilina was initiated by the Jesuits early 1700s. The Jesuit order was instrumental in countering Protestantism worldwide and more specifically in central Europe. Their missionary activities in Zilina started in 1654 at a time the Hussite (protestant) revolt was already successfully thwarted.
Completed in 1754 the church replaced five Renaissance buildings. No doubt, in the eyes of the Jesuits these were symbols of abhorrent worldliness. During the 16 and 1700s Catholic power was reestablished in Zilina and lingers on until today. According to the authorities 94% of the population identifies as Roman Catholic.Written 20 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - laczkozsuDebrecen, Hungary2,522 contributionsUnfortunatelly we saw this theatre only from the outside. It wasn’t very impressive, but next to it is the famous Holy Trinity Cathedral. The city theatre was established in1992. It was renovated between 1999-2003. It has 2 halls with 310 and 100 seats. I would like to see a play here.Written 25 October 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Robert ORotterdam, The Netherlands6,732 contributionsFrom an artistic point of view this Baroque statue of Mary is not bad. The problem is more what it stands for. Erected in 1738 as part of an offensive to restore traditional Catholic beflief after the Reformation had brought about a more progressive interpretation of the Christian faith. Perhaps in the 1700s still many people believed a virgin could get pregnant without losing her virginity. Even today there may be some people who believe in such miracles, but the European mainstream has long discarded the story. Maybe it is time to move this statue to a museum.Written 21 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ADK022Zilina, Slovakia634 contributionsSecession house of the Žilina advocate JUDr. Arpád Braun and his wife Ida Wiesnerová is one of the most beautiful buildings at Andrej Hlinka Square. This important representative of the Jewish orthodox community was born in Žilina in 1877. He was studying at the local folk school, secondary grammar school in Žilina, secondary grammar school and legal faculty in Budapest and Kluž in today Romania, where he was awarded an academic degree.
After demolishing two smaller bungalows on one of the most attractive plots in the town, a construction of a house according to the design prepared in 1909 by Izidor Szerdahelyi was supposed to begin in 1911.
However, the firm of Jozef Junek started building the house only on 18 May 1914, when the building permit was issued, and the construction was not completed until 1920. From 1914 to 1920 wooden scaffolding was standing around the house. A new building permit was issued and the building company of Jozef Nosko completed the house in 1921. On 17 November the final building approval was issued.
The lengthy construction process was caused by a dispute about the building line and a dispute with the previous land owners, what was a very unusual situation for that period. It was difficult to determine the building line of the house at the interface of three forming streets – Farské schody (Parsonage stairs), today Hlinka Square and the connection street of Kálovská Street. The streets were only being formed and 146 m2 of the Braun family’s plots were nationalised for such purpose. Plots of other owners were nationalised as well in order to make space for a new road connecting the today Národná Street, Hlinka Square, Kálov and Hurbanova Street.Written 20 November 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
