Veľké Kršteňany – Hotels, Culture and the Bojnický Cycling Circuit

The memorial room of Pavol Gašparovič Hlbina was opened on 18 May 2008 in the building of the former state elementary school in Veľké Kršteňany.

Culture

In the cadastral area of Veľké Kršteňany, the Medzicesty stone cross was blessed on 2 February 1930. It is therefore one of the precisely dated cultural landmarks of the village.

The Chapel of Saint Catherine is connected with a religious tradition that encompasses both a historical period and one that continues to the present day. Until the construction of the new church, Sunday services were regularly held there. Even today, believers gather for services in the chapel on the feast of Saint Catherine. The chapel thus represents a sequence over time: Its former function for regular Sunday services ended with the construction of the new church, while the service on the feast of Saint Catherine continues as its present-day use. In addition, Veľké Kršteňany is home to the filial church “Kostol sv. Cyrila a Metóda”, which dates from 2002.

The older history of the village has also been preserved in various forms. An archaeologically documented Neolithic settlement has been identified in the territory of Veľké Kršteňany. The historical local architecture was characterized by an irregular settlement pattern following the stream and by farmhouses made of unfired bricks. The building forms mentioned describe both the spatial layout of the village and a specific building material: The farmhouses were made of unfired bricks, and the settlement followed the stream in an irregular pattern.

Another cultural tradition is represented by the regional event “Hlbinove Kršteňany”. Its tradition was established in October 2008. It is designed as a regional festival of Slovak poetry and includes a competition in the artistic recitation of poems.

Traditional dishes frequently found in the local cuisine included halušky, plum dumplings, perky filled with plum jam and šúľance with poppy seeds.

Cycling

The blue-marked regional circular route “Bojnický cyklookruh” is 162 kilometres long and can be completed in full in two days. The regional cycling route “Bojnický cyklookruh” (Route 2308) passes through Veľké Kršteňany.

In the Horná Nitra region near Veľké Kršteňany, there is a geological locality whose marine microorganisms and rock layers have been used to reconstruct the development of ancient seas in the Carpathian region over more than 25 million years. The geological locality thus combines biological traces and rock layers: Both are used to reconstruct the development of ancient seas in the Carpathian region over a period of more than 25 million years.

More village pages: Kolačno, Skačany, Malé Kršteňany, Partizánske, Veľké Uherce, Malé Uherce, Krásno, Chynorany.

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