Holiday apartment in Podhorany: Culture, nature and marked trails

Podhorany combines archaeological traces, sacred buildings, historic monuments and a designated nature area. The district of Sokolníky is particularly diverse: its history has been documented in writing since 1113, while Sokolníky is also designated as an archaeological site. This means that evidence from different periods can be found side by side here, ranging from prehistoric settlement traces to churches, statues and memorials from the 20th century.

Culture

The Hríb archaeological site in Sokolníky includes a prehistoric and medieval settlement, including a settlement dating from the 11th to the 12th century. Sacred heritage includes the parish church of Saint Michael the Archangel in the Sokolníky district of the municipality of Podhorany. It is a local cultural heritage site, Baroque-Classical in style and dating from 1758; it was altered in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The foundations of the Romanesque Church of Saint Michael have been preserved. They are registered as a national cultural monument under the reference number ÚZPF 1523/1 and have an irregular single-nave ground plan. The preserved foundations of the former church are located beside the field path leading to State Road 593. The site has an information board and is freely accessible to the public. Sokolníky's local cultural heritage also includes a cross erected in 1918 to commemorate the end of the First World War. It also includes a statue of Saint Joseph with relics of saints dating from the mid-18th century. The old cemetery in Sokolníky contains the remains of a former sacred building and a cemetery.

Further monuments complete this picture: Hrádok in Sokolníky is a medieval national cultural monument under the reference number ÚZPF 1524/1. The Kúria Kochanovských manor estate is a Classical national cultural monument from the beginning of the 18th century with an L-shaped ground plan. The Katscherovcov villa with garden is a historicist national cultural monument from the beginning of the 20th century and also has an L-shaped ground plan. The statue of Saint Florian with a pedestal is a national cultural monument dating from 1653 in the vernacular Baroque style.

Nature

Malý Bahorec lies within the cadastral area of Sokolníky and is designated as a site of European importance under code SKUEV0877. The Malý Bahorec protected area covers 6.00 hectares within the cadastral area of Sokolníky. It is home to one of the largest populations by number of individuals of the green-winged orchid (Anacamptis morio) within the Ponitrie Protected Landscape Area. The stated conservation objective is to protect dry-loving grass and tall-herb communities of European importance, as well as sub-Pannonian grasslands on calcareous soil.

Trails and orientation

Within the municipality of Podhorany, beneath the 88.9-metre-long railway viaduct, there is a tourist signpost junction for the blue- and yellow-marked trails. The blue-marked trail towards Štitáre is called “Zarneckého chodník”. Signposts also lead to the Hôrka viewpoint and the Horná studňa spring. The municipality also has a terminus for regional bus services.

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