Padarovce: Evangelical Church and Cycling Routes

Padarovce is located in the southeastern part of the Slovak Ore Mountains. The evangelical church in Padarovce was built from 1799 to 1803 in the style of the Tolerance churches, without a tower. Its tower was later added to the original volute façade of the church front and modified in 1923. The church tower was built in 1923, is 31 metres high, and houses three bells.

Culture

The furnishings of the evangelical church are also characterised by clearly defined classical elements. The church has a classical altar in portal form with four columns and a triangular tympanum. The altar includes a painting of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, added later in the mid-19th century. The church also has a classical stone baptismal font from the beginning of the 19th century. Its bowl is chalice-shaped and bears a petal motif.

A distinctive detail of the local symbolism is evident in the municipal coat of arms of Padarovce. On a red field, beneath a golden bunch of grapes, are a golden barrel, a silver grafting knife on the right, and a silver noble scion on the left. The arrangement combines viticulture and the objects used for it in a single heraldic image.

Landscape

Historically, intensive fruit growing and viticulture were practised in Padarovce. Both details are part of the traditional use of the place and complement its geographical location in the southeastern part of the Slovak Ore Mountains with an agricultural perspective.

Cycling

The Teplý Vrch–Padarovce–Nižná Pokoradz route passes through Padarovce. Another connection is the Teplý Vrch–Padarovce–Dražice–Veľký Blh–Danielia zvernica route. It follows lightly trafficked roads and is described as an easy route. Thus, two different routes with their respective named places are available for Padarovce.

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Other Places

Other places: Gemerský Jablonec, Večelkov, Kráľ, Kociha, Lipovec, Konrádovce, Španie Pole, Štrkovec.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Rimavská Sobota.