Nová Bošáca: Hotels and Accommodation

Nová Bošáca is a municipality near the border with protected nature and a traditional culture rooted in the Bošácko Valley. The municipality’s highest point is Veľký Lopeník mountain, which reaches an elevation of 912 metres. On the Moravian side, the municipality borders Březová, Lopeník and Vyškovec. The municipal territory lies within the Biele Karpaty Protected Landscape Area.

For travellers, the desire to book a hotel in Nová Bošáca is part of planning an independent trip.

Nature

The character of the settlement is shaped by its distinctive form: Nová Bošáca is a Kopanitsa municipality with settlements scattered across the slopes of the Bošácko Valley. The natural monuments also demonstrate the diversity of the area. The Bestinné Natural Monument protects grasslands containing several endangered plant species; the fourth level of protection applies there. The Blažejová Natural Monument preserves a valuable meadow community with rare and endangered plants, spring fens, adjacent orchid meadows and hay meadows; the fourth level of protection applies there as well.

The protected natural heritage also includes the Grúň Natural Monument, with valuable meadow, forest and pasture communities and a rich occurrence of orchids, as well as the Lopeníček Natural Monument. It protects one of the most species-rich sites of the endangered species common green-winged orchid (Orchis morio). The fourth level of protection applies to both natural monuments. The Mravcové Natural Monument protects a valuable spring tufa refuge for orchid species and invertebrates; the fourth level of protection applies here too.

Landscape and Trails

The landscape can also be explored via designated routes. The 58-kilometre Novohorská cycling route runs through Nová Bošáca–Šiance to the border with the Czech Republic. The Veľký Lopeník observation tower can be reached from Nová Bošáca via a 5-kilometre-long blue-marked route.

Several mountains are located in the vicinity of Nová Bošáca: Velký Lopeník, Nad Barinou, Bestine and Kykula. The wider regional area includes the ruins of Starý Světlov and the ruins of Tematín Castle. The U Kapliček church is also located in the vicinity of Nová Bošáca.

Culture and Tradition

A visible part of local cultural life is the Roman Catholic subsidiary Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Nová Bošáca. It was built between 1969 and 1971 and consecrated on 14 September 1971. The subsidiary church serves as a spiritual centre for the faithful of the municipality and its surroundings. It houses art-historically valuable works by National Artist Vincent Hložník.

The memorial in the Grúň settlement is part of the local culture of remembrance. It consists of a statue and a mass grave of fallen Soviet soldiers, was unveiled in 1945 and is now a national cultural monument.

The traditional culture of the Bošácko Valley has been preserved particularly in oral folklore, family and seasonal customs, cuisine and traditional dress. The festive women’s clothing of the Sellácky tradition consists of four basic parts: “rubáč”, “rukávce”, “okolek” as the back apron and “záscere” as the front apron. Traditional festive men’s clothing of the Sellácky tradition from the Bošácko Valley comprises a shirt, “gate” or “gace”, trousers, a waistcoat called “prucel” and a hat called “brúsek”.

The local history of craftsmanship is associated with woodcarver Štefan Matejík, who represented Nová Bošáca through his 50-year artistic career.

Cuisine

Regional cuisine is also part of the valley’s traditional heritage. In Nová Bošáca, the tradition of producing the famous Bošácka slivovica continues to this day. Traditional plum dishes are served at the Slivkový Festival in Nová Bošáca. At the Slivkový Festival in Nová Bošáca on 13 October 2018, the programme also included a tasting and judging of slivovica.

Other places: Partizánske, Ilava, Trenčín District, Púchov, Nitrianske Rudno, Myjava, Bánovce Nad Bebravou, Prievidza.

Higher-level region: Trenčín.