Holiday apartment in Tlmače: Hron, culture and the Plešovica trail

The Náučný chodník Plešovica begins directly at the market square in Tlmače. It is an easy circular trail just under 9 km long. The first information board stands there; along the route, which includes a branch to a viewpoint, there are six information boards in total. The trail is suitable for walks with children. The viewpoint can be reached after a steep climb of half a kilometre and offers panoramic views of the surrounding area.

Landscape

Tlmače is located mainly in the floodplain on the left bank of the Hron and at the southwestern foot of the Štiavnické vrchy. The newer district of Lipník developed on the right bank of the Hron on elevated ground that slopes down towards the river. The place where the Hron emerges from the mountain arc is known as Porta Slovenica and Slovenská brána. This geomorphological formation was created by the erosion caused by the Hron: the river cut through volcanic agglomerates, thereby separating the Kozmálovské vŕšky from the actual Štiavnické vrchy.

The mountains of Varta, Priesil, Benad and Ostrý Vrch are located around Tlmače. Svätý Urban, a church, is also situated in the surrounding area. In the wider region around Tlmače are Hrušov, a ruin; Zřícenina Gýmeš, a ruin; and Starý Kláštor, a monastery.

History and culture

Archaeological finds show that Tlmače was already settled in the Neolithic period, around 2000 BC. Remains from this period include a settlement with channelled pottery, a Hallstatt-period burial ground of the Podolí culture and a settlement from the La Tène period. Festunok, also known as Hrádze, is a Slavic hillfort from the 9th century on a steep rock above the bridge in Tlmače.

The Roman Catholic Church of P. Márie Sedembolestnej was built and opened for use in 1928 in the municipal cemetery. The Lipník settlement is home to a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; it was consecrated on Sunday, 11 November 2012. The church also contains a stone altar with relics of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

The Tlmače City Library is managed and operated by MsKS Tlmače. It is located on the first floor of the Community Centre in the Lipník settlement and has an archive of more than 15,000 book titles available to its members.

The 15th edition of Tlmačská grámora was a two-day folk festival of the wider Tekov region featuring singing, dancing, folk music and crafts. The festival included contributions from the Tekov region and other parts of Slovakia.

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Other places

For more options of nearby places, you can continue to Ondrejovce, Horné Semerovce, Jesenské, Devičany, Želiezovce, Bielovce, Pohronský Ruskov and Plášťovce.

For the higher-level travel overview: Levice.