Holiday apartment in Obyce: Views, nature and cycling routes

In Obyce, views, nature, cycling and history become visible through specific places and connections. A 12-metre-high lookout tower stands at the Kamenec site. From there, panoramic views extend across Obyce and the surrounding area. The site includes a shelter with wooden seating, a barbecue fire pit, an information board and a small chapel that forms part of the lookout tower.

Nature

The Natura 2000 site of European importance SKUEV0868 Včelár lies within the cadastral area of Obyce. The Včelár National Nature Reserve was designated in 1983 and is subject to the fifth level of protection. The protected area is characterised by thermophilous oak forests and xerothermic vegetation on andesite, and includes land in the cadastral areas of Obyce and Jedľové Kostoľany.

Cycling routes and mobility

Cyclists will find two differently marked connections in Obyce: the red Požitavská long-distance cycle route runs through the village, while a green cycle route begins at the Obyce–Modoš crossroads. The bus stops in the built-up area of Obyce are equipped with new shelters and benches. Arriva Nitra provides suburban bus services for Obyce, with regular departures.

Culture and history

The history of the surrounding area includes the Michaeli–Viktória lignite mine, which lies in the cadastral areas of Obyce and Jedľové Kostoľany. After the Handlová lignite mines, it was the second lignite mine in Slovakia. Obyce itself is also home to the Žliabok complex. It features a completed amphitheatre with associated infrastructure, where cultural and social events are held every year. The complex also contains a spring called Žliabok.

Another historic site is the Church of Christ the King, built in 1942. At its entrance stand elaborately crafted statues of Saint John the Evangelist and Saint John the Apostle from the 18th century. The Chapel of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary stands in the north-eastern part of Obyce. It was originally a Classicist chapel dating from around the 19th century and was rebuilt in 1913. The chapel contains a wooden Pietà accompanied by a reference from 1968.

Drieňová studnička also connects religious symbols, remembrance and local tradition. Its grounds include a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes with a grotto, as well as commemorative plaques dedicated to the spring and the statue of the Virgin Mary. The discovery and use of Drieňová studnička date back to 1884. A local tradition associates it with the fact that, during T. G. Masaryk’s summer stays in Topoľčianky, water was carried from there to Topoľčianky.

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