Zborov Castle

Castle

Not far away from Bardejov in north-east of Slovakia are the ruins of the Castle Zborov, also called Makovica.

The castle was built at the beginning of the 14th century and its purpose was to protect the road connecting the Kingdom of Hungary with Poland. Imperial troops fighting the Rebellion of Estates attacked the Castle and pulled it down in 1684. Only walls of the big Renaissance castle survive.

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086 33ZborovAccess: on foot from the village Zborov following the yellow marked steep path (30 minutes) or the red hiking marks (45 minutes).
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Places Around

Museum of Folk Architecture

Museum of Folk Architecture

The Museum of Folk Architecture - Slovakia's oldest open-air museum - is located on the edge of the Bardejov Spa in north-eastern Slovakia. The museum's main sights include two wooden churches that were originally located in the village of Zboj (Orthodox) and the nearby village of Mikulášová (Greek-Catholic).

Hervartov – Church of St Francis of Assisi

Hervartov – Church of St Francis of Assisi

The Roman Catholic wooden Church of St Francis of Assisi (Kostol sv. Františka z Assisi) is in 2008, along with seven wooden churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area, it was included on the UNESCO Word Heritage List.

Frička - Greek Catholic wooden church of St Michael the Archangel

The Greek Catholic wooden church of St Michael the Archangel is from the 18th century. It is a log structure consisting of three parts. Parts of iconostas are from different periods. The lavishly ornamented tsar door is the part that attracts attention. Some pictures of the iconostas are from the 19th century. The icon of Pokrova is from the end of the 18th century. The altar dates to 1716.

Lukov - Venécia - Greek Catholic wooden church of St Cosmo and Damian

Lukov - Venécia - Greek Catholic wooden church of St Cosmo and Damian

The Greek Catholic wooden church of St Cosmo and Damian from 1708 and 1709. It is the log structure consisting of three parts built on stone masonry. The architectural particularity of this church is the overhanging attic on pillars around the building. It is also the only church in Slovakia with a cellar. Baroque elements prevail in its interior. The majority of pieces in the iconostas are from the 18th century, but it also contains icons of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Open-air Ethnographic Exposition of SNM-MUK in Svidník

Monuments of folk architecture of material and spiritual culture of Ukrainians and Ruthenians are concentrated in an open-air ethnographic exposition that can be seen above an amphitheatre in the town of Svidník in northeastern Slovakia. A wooden church from Nová Polianka (Mergeška) is the gem of the exposition.

Dobroslava - Greek Catholic wooden church of St Paraskieva

Dobroslava - Greek Catholic wooden church of St Paraskieva

he Greek Catholic wooden church of St Paraskieva from 1705. It is a log building with three spaces and a new diagonal nave on tall stone masonry. The church was rebuilt in 1932 when it acquired the form as we know it now, with to lateral chapels. The church was reconstructed in 2002. Its Baroque interior and iconostas are from the mid-18th century. The iconostas with the subject of the New Testament, figures of Apostles, Prophets and other Saints was restored. More artistic and historic icons and objects complement the interior of the church.

Ladomirová – Church of St Michael the Archangel

Ladomirová – Church of St Michael the Archangel

The Greek Catholic wooden church of St Michael the Archangel (Chrám sv. Michala Archanjela) was included in 2008, along with seven wooden churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area, on the UNESCO Word Heritage List.

Nižný Komárnik - Greek Catholic wooden church of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God

Nižný Komárnik - Greek Catholic wooden church of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God

The Greek Catholic wooden church of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of Godfrom 1938 was built to the design of the Ukrainian architect and researcher involved with popular architecture V. Sichynsky. It is a typical structure of Boyko type, one-nave log building standing on taller masonry. The interior decoration is from the time when the church was built, but its iconostas is from the 18th century.

Bodružal – Church of St Nicolas

The Greek Catholic wooden Church of St Nicolas (Chrám sv. Mikuláša) was included in 2008, along with seven wooden churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area, on the UNESCO Word Heritage List.