Váhovce on the Váh: Hotels, Nature, Churches and Cycling Routes

Váhovce is located in the immediate vicinity of the Váh River, which here is a landscape-defining and landscape-forming element. Most of the municipality’s territory lies on the alluvial ridge of the right bank of the Váh. Today, the water-management structure Vodné dielo Kráľová, built along the lower reaches of the river, is located on this ridge; the elevations range from 118 to 124 m above sea level. The area of Váhovce is part of the Natura 2000 site and the bird protection area SKCHVU010 Kráľová. Its aquatic biotopes provide suitable conditions for the black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) to breed and survive. The supraregional ecological corridor NRBk1 Váh also extends into the cadastral area of Váhovce.

Getting there

The R1 expressway runs north of Váhovce through the cadastral area. There is no direct road connection from the expressway to the village.

Cycling routes

On the top of the embankment in the cadastral area of Váhovce, a 4 km-long paved section forms part of a 17 km-long cycling route. It runs from Horný Čepeň via Sereď, Dolná Streda and Váhovce, Kaskády to Šaľa. Two additional cycling routes with a total length of 11.9 km are listed in Váhovce. The red cycling route Vážska cyklomagistrála 002 is listed there with a length of 5.1 km. The blue cycling route Okolo VN Kráľová 2207 is listed with a length of 6.8 km.

Culture and history

The statue of Saint Florian in Váhovce was erected in 1827 in memory of a major fire in 1824. Historically, on 4 May, the feast day of Saint Florian, a procession led to the statue; the day was observed as a vow of loyalty to Saint Florian. The Heroes’ Monument (Pomník hrdinov) dates from the 20th century and was erected in memory of those who fell in the First and Second World Wars.

The late Baroque Church of Saint Nicholas the Bishop (Kostol sv. Mikuláša biskupa) was built in 1778 on the site of an older church already mentioned in 1669. It has a Neoclassical high altar with an image of Saint Nicholas, as well as Neoclassical side altars dedicated to the Holy Trinity and Christ on the Mount of Olives. The church is in good condition and serves its religious purpose. Váhovce also has a Neoclassical stone wayside cross dating from 1793. There were watermills on the Váh River in Váhovce.

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