Holiday apartment in Orovnica – Hron Valley, Dievčia skala and culture

Dievčia skala is located above the main road towards Nová Baňa, less than two kilometres from Orovnica, and offers beautiful views of the Hron Valley. A small chapel was carved into the rock below the summit in the second half of the 19th century. A statue of the Virgin Mary stands inside behind a metal grille. Dievčia skala was also a pilgrimage site: during the summer, residents of Orovnica held Marian devotions there almost every Sunday in the 1950s and 1960s. A legend known throughout the wider area tells of a girl who saved her brother from forced recruitment by jumping from the rock. A second version says that she freed her beloved in this way.

Landscape

Most of the municipal area of Orovnica lies on the southeastern slopes of the Pohronský Inovec; only a small part is located in the Hron Valley. The Hron River, which flows through the municipal area, forms the geographical axis of the region and a deep, pronounced valley. It is bordered by the Štiavnické vrchy, Pohronský Inovec, Tríbeč and Vtáčnik mountain ranges, as well as the Žiarska kotlina basin.

Culture

The Zemné valy begin at an elevation of 378 metres on the western slope above the bank of the Hron, south of the Orovnica cemetery at Úkolné. The fortification is 1,200 metres long in total. Its parallel ramparts and ditches extend towards Červený kameň as far as the Hradiský potok, also known as the Orovnický potok.

The Roman Catholic Church of Kostol sv. Jána Boscu was built in 1935 on the site of an older wooden bell tower. The older wooden bell tower is decorated with ornamental paintings, biblical scenes and medallions featuring portraits of saints. Orovnica is also home to the monument to the fallen partisans, “Pomník padlých partizánov”, which is listed as a national cultural monument and memorial site. The “Pamätné miesto SNP s pomníkom” in Orovnica was designated a national cultural monument in 1963.

Hiking

A more challenging hike leads through the valley of the Orovnický potok to the summit of Veľký Inovec at an altitude of 901 metres.

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Other destinations:Veľké Pole, Hronský Beňadik, Malá Lehota, Kľak, Župkov, Hodruša-Hámre, Brehy, Nová Baňa.

To the higher-level travel overview: Scharnowitz.