Veľký Kamenec: Tarbucka, Castle and Hiking Trail

From Veľký Kamenec, the marked hiking trail “Veľký Kamenec – Tarbucka – Streda nad Bodrogom” leads via Tarbucka to Streda nad Bodrogom. At Tarbucka, windblown sands on volcanic rocks consisting predominantly of andesite form a geomorphologically rare phenomenon in Europe; the sands lie on andesite hills.

Nature

Tarbucka is also the only currently known and confirmed locality in Slovakia where the endangered European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) both occurs and reproduces. The Tarbucka Natura 2000 site is a site of European importance and lies within the cadastral areas of Streda nad Bodrogom and Veľký Kamenec.

Hiking

At the beginning of the small park in Veľký Kamenec, there is an information board with a map of the marked route mentioned above. There is another information board and a viewpoint at the summit of Tarbucka.

Culture and History

The European Park in Veľký Kamenec features wooden statues of medieval Hungarian warriors. Veľký Kamenec Castle is mentioned in a document from 1323. The best-preserved typical Renaissance fortification element of the castle is a massive pentagonal bastion with loopholes on three levels.

The Church of Saint Joseph the Foster Father in Veľký Kamenec is a Classicist church built between 1801 and 1814. It stands on a hill not far from Veľký Kamenec Castle. The manor house in Veľký Kamenec was built below the ruins of the medieval castle in the Baroque style at the end of the 17th century. During a major renovation at the beginning of the 19th century, it acquired its present-day Classicist appearance.

Agriculture and viticulture were among the local occupations in Veľký Kamenec; even after 1918, the employment of the inhabitants did not change.

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Other places: Veľaty, Dobrá, Viničky, Čierna Nad Tisou, Sečovce, Veľká Tŕňa, Biel, Trebišov.

To the higher-level travel overview: Trebišov District.