Discover Pliesovce: Landscape and Culture

Pliesovce lies in the southern part of the Pliešovská kotlina Basin. The municipality includes the cadastral areas of Pliesovce and Zaježová. When finding your way around, it helps to keep both places in mind: the Náučný studničkový chodník and the education centre are in Zaježová, while the Evangelical church is in Pliesovce. If you’re looking for a hotel in Pliesovce, you can plan your stay around the landscape, architectural history or the educational and nature theme in Zaježová.

Basin, ridge and high point

On the eastern edge of Pliesovce, the ridge of the extinct Javorie volcano forms the boundary of the municipality. Priečno reaches 1,023.4 metres and is the highest point in the cadastral area of Pliesovce. The basin, boundary ridge and high point describe different geographical scales: the location in the southern landscape, the eastern edge and the elevation within the cadastral area. This distinction helps avoid equating the municipal boundary and high point with the location in the basin.

Nature and education in Zaježová

The Náučný studničkový chodník in Zaježová connects seven of ten restored springs. It opened in 2024 as a new educational trail. The numbers distinguish the connected springs from the total number of restored springs: seven are connected, and ten have been restored. This brings a clearly defined nature theme to the fore: springs and their inclusion in an educational trail. For visitors who want to include nature in their travel plans, it’s a specific point of interest within the municipality.

The Zaježová Education Centre offers experiential stays for schools. Unlike the trail, this offer is expressly aimed at schools; the trail focuses on connecting restored springs, while the centre offers educational stays for school groups.

Architectural history and archaeological traces

The Evangelical church in Pliesovce was built and consecrated in 1927. Its unusual elliptical floor plan gives the building a distinctive character. The year of construction and the floor plan answer different questions: 1927 dates the building and its consecration, while the ellipse describes its architectural feature. This allows its historical context and form to be considered together.

An archaeological connection leads to Rimáň. A Bronze Age axe and a fragment of a bronze rosette fibula were found there in 1909. The finds belong to the Late Bronze Age context: 1909 is the year they were discovered, while the period designation establishes their historical context. This makes it possible to distinguish the findspot, the date of discovery and the archaeological classification.

Another cultural point of interest in Zaježová is the Sekier Eco-community, a traditional homestead. The community draws inspiration from the ecovillage movement, natural building and permaculture. This approach offers a different perspective from the church and archaeological finds: the emphasis is on ecological ideas and an alternative approach. It adds a contemporary perspective to the picture of Pliesovce.

St Hubert’s Day in 2025

St Hubert’s Day in Pliesovce marked its 20th year in 2025. That year’s programme included falconry demonstrations and a wild goulash cooking competition. These examples show two different sides of the festival: falconry as a demonstration and wild goulash as the subject of the competition. The 2025 programme offers a concrete example of how demonstrations and a culinary competition complemented each other.

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