Tupá combines a long history of settlement with buildings whose dates provide a specific historical context. When choosing a holiday apartment, you can first consider whether you would like to focus your stay on churches and architecture, the folklore museum, or the landscape of the municipality. Local points of interest range from early settlement periods to a bridge associated with a precisely dated transport route.

Early settlement history

Archaeological evidence in Tupá attests to settlement periods in the Neolithic, Copper Age and Early Bronze Age. There was also a Germanic settlement dating from the 2nd to 3rd century and an Old Slavic settlement from the 8th to 10th century. These dates span different periods in the history of settlement and provide a long-standing historical backdrop to the later buildings. Those interested in early history will find a starting point here that goes beyond individual churches or technical structures.

All Saints’ Church in Chorvatice

In the village of Chorvatice stands the single-nave All Saints’ Church, a Neoclassical building with a rectangular-ended presbytery and a projecting tower dating from 1795. “Single-nave” describes a church with one main nave; the presbytery forms the choir area. This makes it possible to identify the building’s design by its specific features, not just by the stylistic term Neoclassicism. The church contains a cultural heritage altar, an altarpiece, a pulpit and statues. There is also a crypt beneath the church. Chorvatice is part of Tupá, so the church forms part of the municipality’s cultural overview.

Museum and more recent church history

Tupá’s folklore museum is located in the cultural centre and is open to visitors during the municipal office’s office hours. If you plan to visit the museum, check the current office hours in advance: access is tied to these municipal hours. The museum complements the architectural landmarks with a folklore perspective.

The village of Tupá is also home to the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. It was blessed in 2023; a mosaic was in the church in 2024. Together with the All Saints’ Church tower dating from 1795, these offer different points of reference in the municipality’s religious heritage.

Bridge, river and landscape

Built in 1900, the bridge in Tupá crosses the Štiavnica River. In the same year, it was brought to Tupá via the newly constructed railway line. Its history thus links a river crossing with the bridge’s transport by rail. In addition to its year of construction, this transport route makes the bridge a technical landmark in the history of the village.

The landscape can also be described at the level of the municipality: the cadastral area of Tupá lies in the Ipeľ Hills and the Ipeľ floodplain. The Štiavnica stream flows through the municipality. This adds two more perspectives to the building history: the landscape setting of the cadastral area and the course of the river, which also plays a role at the bridge. When planning your trip, you can use these different themes as a guide in deciding which side of Tupá you would like to shape your stay.

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