Dolná Strehová: Hotels, the Madách Manor House and Thermal Water

Imre Madách’s manor house gives Dolná Strehová a distinctive literary-historical connection. The building houses a literary-historical exhibition in 11 halls about Imre Madách and his work “The Tragedy of Man”. The manor house itself is a building erected at the end of the 18th century in the Rococo-Classicist style, with a well-preserved exterior and interior. Imre Madách’s grave is located in the park next to the manor house.

Culture

Imre Madách’s manor house also has a visitor centre with a museum education animator, a small stage and a conference room. On request at the ticket office, the Slovak National Museum can arrange step-free access there. Exhibition rooms, educational programmes and the architectural history of the house thus form part of a shared cultural site.

The Evangelical Church of Dolná Strehová was built in 1652. Its defensive wall with loopholes has been preserved in the side walls to this day. The church contains a carved Renaissance wooden altar with seven biblical oil paintings. Another connection to literature is “Madáchova Strehová”, a poetry recitation competition.

Landscape

There are thermal mineral springs in the cadastral area of Dolná Strehová. At the same time, the cadastral area is characterised by hilly terrain with flat, dissected ridges formed from Young Tertiary, partly tuffaceous deposits. Oak and black locust trees grow on steeper slopes. This gives the landscape a clearly recognisable geological and wooded character.

The 332-metre-high Strážna hora hill lies on the southern boundary of the cadastral area of Dolná Strehová. It offers a good view of the Ipeľ.

Thermal Water

Aquatermal Strehová operates year-round. Kupko Strehová Aquatermal offers eight pools with thermal water. The thermal water for the pools at Kupko Strehová Aquatermal is supplied from three boreholes and emerges at 36°C.

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Events

The Hraný amatérsky humor (HAH) festival was established in 1990, still during the time of Czechoslovakia. The festival includes theatre, music, cabaret and stand-up performances, as well as competition screenings of amateur films. The 36th edition of the Hraný amatérsky humor (HAH) festival began in Dolná Strehová.

The Prameň folklore ensemble was established in 1995 and strives to preserve and pass on the folklore of the Podpoľanie region influenced by Novohrad culture. The tournament for the Mayor’s Cup of Dolná Strehová reached its 49th edition; a football tournament for the Mayor’s Cup is organised in Dolná Strehová in summer.

Other Places

Other places to explore: Veľké Straciny, Horná Strehová, Čeláre, Chrťany, Kiarov, Dačov Lom, Slovenské Ďarmoty, Ľuboriečka.

To the higher-level travel overview: Veľký Krtíš District.