Kamenný Most: Archaeology, Nature and Traditional Dress

Two lines of ditches lie in the cadastral area of Kamenný Most near the Hron. They flank a rampart known as “spečený val”, which probably dates from the Roman period. The single-nave Baroque Church of St Maurice, Kostol sv. Maurícia, in Kamenný Most was built in 1746. Its interior paintings were created by E. Massányi in 1959; the church tower was renovated in 1957.

The local traditional dress known as “kurtaszoknya”, meaning short skirts, has been worn in Kamenný Most since the distant past. In ethnographic literature, the designation “kurtaszoknyás hatfalu” refers to six villages along the lower Hron, including Kamenný Most, called Kőhídgyarmat in Hungarian; their traditional dress is characteristic. Shared features of the traditional dress of these six villages include the short skirt and red boots.

The municipality of Kamenný Most organizes cultural events every year together with local organizations, including wine tastings. Thus, alongside archaeological and ecclesiastical heritage, living forms of local culture also feature on the calendar.

Kamenínske slaniská protects inland salt flats and salt meadows, as well as Pannonian salt steppes and saline soils. The protected area also includes the cadastral area of Kamenný Most. The Starý vrch protected area is likewise located in the cadastral area of Kamenný Most and protects drought-loving grassland and tall-herb vegetation, as well as shrub communities on calcareous soil and Pannonian grasslands on loess.

At 251 metres, Kékítő is the highest point in the municipality of Kamenný Most and offers views of the village and the surrounding area. The Dolný tok Hrona protected area also includes the cadastral area of Kamenný Most and protects river floodplain habitats, including floodplain meadows and softwood and hardwood floodplain forests.

Road I/76 runs through Kamenný Most for a distance of 4.5 kilometres and connects Štúrovo, Kamenný Most, Želiezovce, Kalná nad Hronom and Hronský Beňadik. Kamenný Most railway station is located in the centre of the village on the electrified single-track railway line 152 between Štúrovo, Želiezovce and Levice.

The “Južným regiónom” cycling route passes through Kamenný Most and then continues along field roads near the agricultural cooperative. The route is almost 100 kilometres long, intended for MTB bicycles and classified as an easy recreational route. A blue cycling route leads to Kamenný Most via field roads. There is also a small airfield used by small passenger and agricultural aircraft.

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