TrnavaSlovakia

• Trnava is 47km (29 mil) from the main city Bratislava.There is about 67 000 people living here.

• We have mediterranean climate that means that we have hot summers and clod winters.

• Most of people living here are roman catholics that s why Trnava have lots of churches.

• We call Trnava "Little Rome„ or "Slovak Rome".

Trnava in Slovakia

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Slovakia

Trnava

History of Trnava

Trnava was originate on crossroads near the brook Trnávka. People live there from prehistory, but first letter about Tnava is from year 1211. Trnava was verry important. For example kings had meetings there. People here built a lot of nice Buildings/ churches/ squares.

Architecture

In Trnava we have a lot nice buildings from history, but we have some modern places there.

Trnava as Small Rome

In Trnava we have 12 churches. That´s so lot. In Romethere are lots of churches too, concretly 24. So Trnava have half churches compared with Rome. For this people call Tnava Small or Slovak Rome.

But we are going to build new church, because how the city grow up, are parts, from where is churches long way.

Theatre of John PalárikDivadlo Jána Palárika

Interior

Hlavná ulicaMain Street

Benolákova bránaBernolák Gate

Vlaková stanicaTrain Station

First train station in our state was going from Bratislava to Trnava. There was no electric or coal, there were only horses.

Old building of station today.

New building of station today.

Mestská vežaCity Tower

today

Trojičné námestieTrojičné Square

Trojičné Square is in the middle of historic city centre. The name of the square is from the statue on the square. On the statue are three godhead person. Around square are shops, caffés, post, theathre and city tower. Square is a good place for doing some festivals.

Faces of Trojičné námestie...

At night...

Chistmas

Christmas market/ Vianočné trhy

New Year

And people come here to watch hockey match together...

In official trailer for World Championship in ice hockey 2011(WCH was on Slovakia) was Trojičné námestie too.

People come here for music and dance festivals too...

Festival Lumen- the biggest gospel festival in Middle Europe

Štvorylka- European dance festival

Ulica Mikuláša Schneidra- Trnavského a kostol sv. MikulášaStreet of Mikuláš Schneider- Trnavský and church of saint Mikuláš

Mikuláš Schneider Trnavský was a musicmaker. He was verry eminent in history of Slovak music.

The bild of saint Mária( Marry) is in this church. When was in Trnava cholera, the bild was craying bleed.

HradbyWalls

Our City is have the best preserved walls in Middle Europe.

Once a year people come in middleeast clothes there and show to the other people the middleeast life.

RadnicaCity Hall

Churches...

Katedrála svätého Jána Krstiteľa Cathedral of saint John Baptist

In front of the Cathedral there is the statue of saint John Paul II. From his last visit of the city.

Kostol svätého JakubaChurch of saint Jacob

Crypt under the church.

Shopping centures

We have some shopping centures in Trnava, but people go shopping more in Bratislava or Nitra.

Parks... To Sad Janka Kráľa people go for walk or yong people like to take a photo there. Sometimes are there festivals like Proma Frajdej or so. There is a kid´s playground too. The name of playground is Guliver, because it is in shape of goliath Guliver.

Futbalový štadión Antona MalatinskéhoFootball stadium of Anton Malatinský

Comming soon... City arena

Festivals

Farebná Trnava( Trnava in colours)- this festival is one time in year in Sad Janka Kráľa. We drow there on pavement some pictures with chocks. That festival like kids, but teenagers too. Some pictures are reaally very, very nice.

Trnavská brána( Trnava´s Gate)- on this festival are folk Folk Ensembles from Trnava and towns and villages near the city.

Festival Lumen- the biggest Gospel festival in Middle Europe. This festival is in Trnava 21years. A lot of program is for free. It isn´t only on Trojičné námestie, but there is the most popular music program. Than is festival in amfithethre, churches and so.

JarmokMarket

In Trnava we have jarmok long,long years. That´s tradition of our city from antiquity. Every year in September come to Trnava handcrafts from all republic. In historic centre are booths. We have there tradition handcrafters like blacksmith, basket makers, gingerbread makers, potters and so. You can buy there typical food like trdelník, or typical drinks like burčiak or medovina. Than come poeple with carousels. We can buy a ticket and ride on carousels. So that´s a big fun, when you are there with your friends. Young people stay there long to night.

Trdelník

See you soon there!