Holiday Apartment in Lackov – Church of the Holy Family

A precise date leads into Lackov’s sacred history: During an audience on 12 August 1998, Pope John Paul II personally blessed the altarpiece of the Holy Family.

If you would like to get to know a place not only through its landscape but also through its religious points of reference, in Lackov you can move between natural surroundings, architecture and sacred art. The Krupinská planina and Litavica provide a landscape reference, while the bell tower and church open up different architectural and religious themes. The chronological references in the sacred history can also be followed separately.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Lackov, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be considered alongside personal circumstances. This keeps the accommodation decision separate from the topics mentioned: the Krupinská planina and Litavica on the one hand, and the church and bell tower on the other. The information can be read according to your own focus: landscapes and bodies of water represent the geographical context, while the bell tower and church combine architectural, artistic and religious aspects. This allows travellers to align their accommodation decision with their personal interests and circumstances. The holiday apartment in Lackov can therefore stand as an independent decision alongside these features of the locality: travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be matched with the desired focus on landscape, bodies of water, bell tower, church or sacred art without conflating the topics.

Landscape and Bodies of Water

Lackov is situated on the Krupinská planina and on the Litavica stream. Litavica is a body of water officially classified as a river and is geographically connected with Senohrad and Lackov. Part of the Lackov municipal area lies in hunting ground No. 17 Senohrad.

Other Places

For further regional exploration, you can also visit the locality pages for Litava, Cerovo, Uňatín, Ladzany, Kráľovce-Krnišov, Trpín, Kozí Vrbovok and Súdovce.

Culture

Lackov has a village bell tower dating from the late 19th century. The bell tower is a single-nave brick structure on a rectangular ground plan with a Baroque cupola and lantern.

The Church of the Holy Family in Lackov is a filial church of the Senohrad parish; current parish announcements, Mass times and information about the church can be found online.

The architectural form can be viewed as a distinct approach, while the church, with its artistic and chronological references, represents a second focus. In terms of content, architecture as well as religious art and history thus stand alongside one another as separate topics.

Sacred History and Art

The image of the Holy Family in Lackov is connected with the apparitions in Fatima. The Church of the Holy Family in Lackov was consecrated on 18 October 1997.

The altarpiece of the Holy Family was painted by the academic painter Stanislav Dusík. In 2017, the church received second-class relics of the holy children of Fatima; they are kept in a reliquary in front of the altar.

The church in Lackov is mentioned in connection with a year-round pilgrimage offering to churches dedicated to the Holy Family.

For the higher-level travel overview: Krupina District.