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Slovakia UNESCO world heritage sites

Banska Bystrica region [capital = Banska Bystrica]

Wooden church and belfry in Hronsek at A. H. Krchmeryho 8
Four bulky lime trees stand in its yard. Fine wooden belfry from 1726 stands nearby.

Historic Town of Banska Stiavnica @
It is characterized by the grand Late Gothic and Renaissance burgher houses, the town hall, and the Late Gothic Church of Saint Catherine. In the same era, a fortification system was built which has visible remains in the fortress of the Old Castle, the Renaissance watchtower of the New Castle, and the only surviving of the town gates – the Baroque-style Piarg Gate.

Bratislava region [capital = Bratislava]

Ancient Gerulata in Rusovce at Gerulatska 67/1
The remains of the Roman forum, fragments of buildings and gravestones, and a well have been unearthed. In addition, bronze, iron, ceramic and stone artefacts illustrating the day-to-day life of the people who lived here are on display in the museum pavilion.

Kosice region [capital = Kosice]

Ochtinscka Aragonite Cave in Ochtina on Ochtinska aragonitova jaskyna
There are only three aragonite caves discovered in the world so far. In the so-called Milky Way Hall, the main attraction of the cave, white branches and clusters of aragonite shine like stars in the Milky Way.

Dobsinska Ice Cave in Dobsina on Stratena
The cave floor descends from the entrance which faces North; this results in rapid cooling of the cave in winter as cold air can fall down. On the other hand, the interior is quite protected from the warm environment in summer. Thus the annual temperature average stays around 0 °C. The cave iced up, as this cycle repeated for many centuries.

Nitra region [capital = Nitra]

Roman Castellum in Iza on Kelemantia
Here you can see the original and reconstructed buildings, the symbolic reconstruction of the entire southern part of the fortifications, the northern gate, the corner towers, the barracks from the 3rd century and a well or tanker.

Presov region [capital = Presov]

Wooden church in Ruska Bystra
The log building consists of three parts. It is covered by shingle roof. The interior in the Baroque and Rococo style is from the beginning of the 18th century.

Poloniny- Narodny Park in Runina
Many species found in the park are endemic and rare.

Wooden church in Bodruzal
Apart from the church hall, there's a separate bell tower, an adjacent cemetery and a wooden enclosure with a shingle roof and an entrance gate covered by a conical and an onion shape roof.

Wooden church in Ladomirova @
An earlier church is believed to be existed in this place in 1600. The current church was constructed in wood in 1742.

Town Conservation Reserve in Bardejov @
Burghers’ houses, dating from the first half of the 15th century, surround three sides of the square and document the highly developed burgess culture. The fourth side of the square is closed by the Roman Catholic Church of St. Giles, a three-naved Gothic basilica with a precious collection of eleven late Gothic altars. The Renaissance town hall occupies the centre of the square. The historic core of the town is encircled by the fortification system which was, at the time of its construction, one of the most advanced in Central Europe.

Wooden church in Hervartov
It has beautiful frescoes inside and due to its cultural and historical value it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008.

Cultural Monuments from Zehra to Levoca in Zehra + Spisský Hrad + Spisske Podhradie + Spisska Kapitula + Levoca
Levoca, Spissky Hrad, and the associated cultural monuments is one of the most extensive groups of military, urban, and religious buildings from the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance in Eastern Europe, the Romanesque and Gothic architecture of which has remained remarkably intact in Spisský Hrad, Spisske Podhradie, Spisska, Kapitula, and Zehra, together with the urban plan of Levoca.

Zilina region [capital = Zilina]

Rural medieval settlement in Ruzomberok at Vlkolínec
It is a remarkably well preserved rural medieval settlement featuring wooden architecture typical of hillside and mountain areas. Its layout, defined in part by the hilly terrain of the mountains of Veľka Fatra, features log houses situated on narrow lots with stables, barns and smaller outbuildings in the rear.

Wooden church in Lestiny
The initial building had neither a tower nor bells. In the year 1770, the church was renovated and the facade was covered by wooden planks. In 1775, the interior was also renovated and the paintings created during the end of 17th century were replaced by new ones. The bell tower was erected in 1977 and then was linked with a closed stair.

Wooden church in Tvrdosín on Trojicne namestie
Its origins date back to the second half of the 15th century and it was rebuilt in Renaissance style in the 17th century. The Baroque altar from the end of the 17th century with the painting of All Saints dominates the interior of the church.

Wooden church in Kezmarok at Hviezdoslavova 18
The local Lutherans built it during a period of religious persecution, when they were allowed to erect only wooden churches. That is why even nails were made exclusively of wood.