Discover Trstín

Trstín lies at the eastern foothills of the Little Carpathians. The village grew up along a historic trade route that crossed the mountains from Bohemia to Hungary. Churches, a Renaissance manor house and the pilgrimage site of Hájiček offer several historical points of interest to help you plan your trip. If you are looking for a hotel for a stay in Trstín, these themes can help you identify what interests you about the area.

Churches and pilgrimage sites

The Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built in the mid-18th century. It contains a crypt belonging to the Pongrác and Motešický families, who are named as patrons of the church. The Baroque chateau in Trstín was also built in the mid-18th century. Their similar dates do not make the two buildings one and the same place: the church and chateau are distinct parts of the village’s history.

An older sacred building stands at Hájiček, outside the built-up area. The brick Church of the Seven Sorrows of Mary was built around the mid-13th century and is part of the Hájiček pilgrimage site. A pilgrimage takes place there every year on the Sunday around 15 August, for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. The exact date varies from year to year. If you are planning a stay around this tradition, it is therefore worth checking the date of the event in advance.

Another place with its own visitor arrangements is the Ambroziánum memorial room. It is open to the public; you can obtain the keys from the Trstín municipal office or the parish office. Before your visit, check whether the key handover is arranged as expected.

Manor house, chateau and historical landmarks

The Renaissance manor house is another building, distinct from the Baroque chateau. A cartouche on the chimney gives 5 August 1685 as the construction date and 15 August 1792 as the date of reconstruction. The building is attributed to the Motešický family. As a fortified manor, it served economic and defensive functions; the bastions point to its defensive role. The two August dates therefore mark different building phases and help place the manor house’s history in context.

The chateau had a former English-style park. Several plane trees, birches and maples remain from it. Another historical curiosity is an Orenstein & Koppel 7260/1915 steam locomotive, located in Trstín. It was used on construction railways and later also by sugar factories. The locomotive thus links the village’s history to its use on construction sites and in the sugar industry.

Hájiček and the Little Carpathian landscape

The Trstínska kalvária is northeast of Trstín, at the foot of the Little Carpathians. It is one of the few Calvary complexes in Slovakia built between the two world wars. Fourteen Stations of the Cross, in the form of steles with reliefs, are arranged in a circle around a six-part Crucifixion group. This layout distinguishes the complex as an architectural ensemble rather than a single church or chapel.

Vodná priepasť is also a distinctive geological site in Trstín: it lies directly in the quarry. An underground lake, 10 metres long and 3 metres deep, fills the bottom of the entrance fissure. The entrance was later fenced off and filled in during quarrying work. Do not therefore assume that you can enter.

Routes and practical planning

The Náučný chodník Hájiček educational trail is listed as having 1.36 kilometres of paved or otherwise designated path and 0.93 kilometres of unpaved path. As trail surfaces can change seasonally, take the conditions into account when planning.

Trstín’s points of interest range from medieval pilgrimage history and Renaissance and Baroque architecture to an underground lake and industrial history. When choosing your destination, you can weigh up which of these themes suits your stay, without treating the different places or historical buildings as one and the same.

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