Holiday apartment in Heiligenkreuz – Culture and starry skies in Žiar nad Hronom

Heiligenkreuz combines cultural history, astronomical attractions, water activities and historic green spaces. The Biskupský kaštieľ in Žiar nad Hronom is particularly striking: the Renaissance-Baroque manor house is also the city’s most significant monument. During a visit, you can see the courtyard with its plane tree, the Bishop’s Hall, Štefan Moyses’s study and the bishop’s private chapel.

Culture

The Biskupský kaštieľ also offers guided tours with commentary. These include the archaeological exhibition of the city of Žiar nad Hronom and the gallery of the self-taught painter and native of Žiar, Július Považan. Another historical testimony is the Jewish Cemetery below Šibeničný vrch. The remains of several gravestones have been preserved there; at the same time, the cemetery forms part of the Svätokrížsky educational trail.

The votive chapel on the so-called Skalka stands in front of the entrance to Žiar nad Hronom from the direction of Kremnica. It was built between 1709 and 1711 on the initiative of the Heiligenkreuz parish priest František Hajnovič. A cultural site in Žiar nad Hronom commemorates the former municipality of Horné Opatovce. It is described as its largest and only cultural site of this kind.

Experiences

The starry sky is also one of the specific attractions available locally. The astronomical observatory of Krajská hvezdáreň a planetárium Maximiliána Hella offers public astronomical observations. In the Hviezdna sála, visitors can watch astronomical films with fulldome projection in 4K resolution; the hall has 60 seats.

At the Plážové kúpalisko outdoor swimming pool, you can rent equipment for badminton, football played with small goals, table tennis, nohejbal, Russian skittles, beach volleyball, tennis and soft tennis. The non-swimmer pool has a 43-metre-long water slide. The Slovalco Relax Centrum Žiar nad Hronom also includes the municipal indoor swimming pool.

Parks

Štefan Moyses Park is a listed historic park in Žiar nad Hronom and is open to the public for recreation and relaxation. Štefan Moyzes Park is the oldest part of the municipal green spaces in Žiar nad Hronom. Thus, alongside the interior spaces of the manor house, the observatory and the swimming facilities, historic parks also form distinctive features of the area.

Accommodation

If you are comparing holiday apartments in Heiligenkreuz, it is worth taking a close look at the individual offer pages. Depending on your personal plans, the conditions stated there may also be decisive. This keeps the cultural and astronomical destinations on the one hand and the specific choice of accommodation on the other clearly separate. On the respective pages, check in particular the exact location, the type of accommodation and the possible occupancy. Included services, price components and the conditions for booking and cancellation can also be compared directly there. This information helps you assess different offers according to the same criteria without confusing the character of the destinations described with the features of a particular accommodation.

Other destinations

For further destination options, you can also find Kosorín, Hronská Dúbrava, Horná Ždaňa, Jastrabá, Krahule, Bartošova Lehôtka, Dolná Ždaňa and Sklené Teplice.

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