Hotels in Mníšek Nad Popradom: Hiking and Church Art

The marked hiking trail 2805 runs from Mníšek nad Popradom at the state border to the Sulínka mineral spring and is 10.9 kilometres long. Another marked hiking trail is numbered 5881; it runs from Osly via Mníšek nad Popradom to Kače and is 11.2 kilometres long.

Hiking and Cycling

A planned connection has been designated for cycling: the planned EuroVelo 11 route is intended to connect the Mníšek nad Popradom border crossing with the town of Stará Ľubovňa through the Poprad valley. Its status as a planned route remains decisive for the classification of this connection.

Landscape

Mníšek nad Popradom lies in the valley of the Hraničná stream. The Poprad River forms the border between Mníšek nad Popradom and Poland. The lowest point of the village is 382 metres above sea level below the church, at the place where the Poprad leaves the territory of Slovakia; at the same time, it is the lowest point in the district.

Geographical Context

The road border crossing connects the municipality with a recreational and spa area in Poland. Thus, in addition to the named hiking trails, the connection across the state border is also an integral part of the geographical context of Mníšek nad Popradom.

Culture and History

A surviving written reference from 1323 mentions hermits at this place and uses the expression “locus heremitoris”. The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is celebrated in Mníšek nad Popradom on 14 September as a Christian celebration called “odpust”.

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a Pseudo-Romanesque three-nave pseudo-basilica built around 1900 with Classicist elements. Its side altars contain a painting of Our Lady of the Rosary by Jozef Hanula and a painting of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross by F. Staudinger, a Viennese painter, from 1869. The interior of the church also contains a Baroque-Classicist sculptural group depicting Calvary from the late 18th century.

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To the higher-level travel overview: Stará Ľubovňa.