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History
The dominant feature of the village is the Roman Catholic church with the patronage of St. Martin, the bishop, from 1667 located in its center. Church of St. Martina was built as part of the settlement already at the beginning of the 12th century. The current Renaissance church was built in 1667 and surrounded by fortifications, into which fragments of sculptures were walled. Church of St. Martin, is a national cultural monument together with fragments of baroque sculptures walled in the stone wall of the cemetery enclosure.

Parish Church of St. Martina

The dominant feature of the village is the Roman Catholic church with the patronage of St. Martin, the bishop, from 1667 located in its center. Church of St. Martina was built as part of the settlement already at the beginning of the 12th century. The current Renaissance church was built in 1667 and surrounded by fortifications, into which fragments of sculptures were walled. Church of St. Martin, is a national cultural monument together with fragments of baroque sculptures walled in the stone wall of the cemetery enclosure.

The original Gothic nave of the church was extensively rebuilt in the 17th century. Originally, the church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The main altar is pseudo-classical and has an image of the patron saint of the church of St. Martina. The local priest, historian and collector Ferdinand Šándorfi, (1863 – 1921) as a good connoisseur of history, following the older tradition, had an inscription made above the entrance to the church: CHURCH OF THE 11TH CENTURY FROM THE TURKS RUINED/1599 and 1663. The oldest bell in the church tower comes from in 1678. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The bells dedicated to St. come from 1925. Martin and Cyril and Method.

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Transport: By foot, By bike, By car, By bus
Parking: Free parking nearby


Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Updated on: 23.8.2022

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Parish Church of St. Martina
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Dolný Lopašov
Region: Trnavský
District: Piešťany
Area: Stredné Považie, Microregion Nad Holeškou
 48.576103, 17.642645

Altitude: 207 m

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Dolný Lopašov

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