Jablonica: Baroque Architecture and Protected Nature at the Foot of the Malé Karpaty

Jablonica developed at the foot of the Malé Karpaty along the old Czech Road, Via Bohemica. The village brings together historic religious buildings, Baroque architecture, protected landscapes and marked routes for hikers and cyclists.

Culture

An important religious building is the Church of St. Stephen the King. Its construction began on 19 June 1729 and lasted six years. The church is a three-nave Baroque building with an almost square floor plan and a rounded presbytery. Inside, the high altar features late Baroque ornamentation. It includes larger-than-life sculptures of Saint Stephen, Saint Ladislaus, and the holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

The present-day manor house of Jablonica was built in the Baroque style after 1663. It is a two-storey building with three wings and two square corner towers on the main façade. Various events are held every year at Jablonica Manor and its outbuildings, including wine and beer festivals, where visitors can explore the complex.

The religious art also includes the Calvary of Jablonica, attributed to J. J. Dorfmeister. It stands on a small artificially elevated central area enclosed by a stone balustrade. The Baroque Calvary group in Jablonica was created from sandstone between 1756 and 1758.

The cemetery also preserves several distinctive architectural and artistic elements. In the cemetery chapel of Jablonica, a small altar with an image of the Seven Sorrows of Mary stands behind a grille. The Stations of the Cross in the cemetery comprise 12 stations. At the end of the main path, on a raised mound, there is a stone Holy Sepulchre with a statue of the dead Christ. Three wooden crosses on the hill represent Golgotha. The chapel at the end of the cemetery is stylistically consistent with the small Neo-Gothic masonry religious buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Nature

The Zrubárka spring lies in a valley between a reservoir and a quarry and is protected as a natural monument. The protected Zrubárka area includes a complex of alder carr and wet meadows covering an area of 3 hectares. In the mountains, the spring is one of the last to have remained in its natural state.

Location and Trails

Several marked hiking trails lead from Jablonica into the Malé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area and the surrounding area. For cyclists, a yellow cycling route from Jablonica connects the blue cycle highway with the cycling network on the Trnava side of the Carpathians near the Suchánka forester's lodge. The blue cycle highway runs north of the Malé Karpaty through Záhorie.

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Other Places

Other places: Osuské, Smrdáky, Moravský Svätý Ján, Plavecký Peter, Smolinské, Lakšárska Nová Ves, Sekule, Hradište Pod Vrátnom.

To the higher-level travel overview: Senica.