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Lőcse
Levoča
Lőcse
Hungarian:
Lőcse
Slovak:
Levoča
German:
Leutschau
Latin:
Leutsovia
Historical Hungarian county:
Szepes
Country:
Slovakia
District:
Prešovský kraj
River:
Lőcse Brook
Altitude:
628 m
GPS coordinates:
49.026548, 20.589412
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Population
Population:
15k
Hungarian:
0%
Population in 1910
| Total | 7528 |
|---|---|
| Hungarian | 32.01% |
| German | 18.29% |
| Slovak | 41.1% |
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The town was founded by Saxon settlers invited by King Béla IV of Hungary to Szepes after the Mongol Invasion, and soon it became their most important town, their center. The town was granted staple right in 1321 on the trade route between Hungary and Poland, for which it had a fierce rivalry with Késmárk in the 16th century. The rivalry ended with the victory of Lőcse in 1544, when King Ferdinand I of Hungary sentenced Késmárk to "eternal silence". Lőcse became the seat of Szepes County in the 18th century. The pilgrimage site on Mount Mary has been one of the most significant in Hungary since the 13th century, and Pope John Paul II also visited the Basilica of the Virgin Mary in 1995. The Saxons of Szepes supported the Hungarian War for Independence against the Habsburg Empire in 1848-1849, and they also proved their loyalty in 1918 during the Czechoslovak invasion, when they declared their will to remain part of Hungary. Unfortunately the great powers weren't interested in the opinion of the local population when drawing the borders. The newly created Czechoslovakia had no need of the native nationalities and after World War II they took advantage of the favorable opportunity and displaced the Saxons immediately. Its most famous attractions are the Gothic town hall known from the series The Black City made from Jókai Mór's novel and the church of St. James with the Gothic winged altar of Master Lőcsei Pál.
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895
Arrival of the Hungarians
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895
The alliance of the seven Hungarian tribes took possession of the then largely uninhabited Carpathian Basin. Until then, the sparse Slavic population of the north-western Carpathians had lived under Moravian rule for a few decades after the collapse of the Avar Khaganate in the early 9th century.
1000
Foundation of the Hungarian Kingdom
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1000
The Kingdom of Hungary was established with the coronation of King Stephen I. He converted the Hungarians to Christianity and created two archdioceses (Esztergom and Kalocsa) and ten dioceses. He divided Hungary into counties led by ispáns, who were appointed by the king.
1241-1242
Mongol Invasion
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1241-1242
The hordes of the Mongol Empire invaded Hungary and almost completely destroyed it. One third to one half of the population was destroyed. The Mongols also suffered heavy losses in the battle of Muhi and they could not hunt down the king. After their withdrawal, King Béla IV reorganized Hungary. He allowed the feudal lords to build stone castles because they were able to successfully resist the nomadic Mongols. The vast majority of stone castles were built after this. The king called in German, Vlach (Romanian) and Slavic settlers to replace the destroyed population.
1245
It was mentioned for the first time. It was founded by Saxon settlers after the Mongol invasion, during the reign of King Béla IV of Hungary.
1271
It was the center of the Saxons of Szepes region.
13th century
Walls were built around the town.
1301
The extinction of the House of Árpád
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1301
The House of Árpád, the first Hungarian royal dynasty, died out with the death of King Andrew III. Hungary was ruled by oligarchs, the most powerful of whom was Csák Máté, whose main ally was the Aba family. King Charles I (1308-1342), supported by the Pope, eventually emerged as the most prominent of the contenders for the Hungarian throne. But it took decades to break the power of the oligarchs.
1312
The Saxons of Szepes region supported King Charles I of Hungary against the oligarchs. In the battle of Rozgony the king defeated the united army of the Aba family and Csák Máté.
1321
The town was granted staple right, the right to stop the commercial goods. An important trade route went through the town between Hungary and Poland.
1323
Lőcse became a free royal town.
1332
A fire devastated the town.
1412
The 5 most important free royal towns made an alliance under the name Pentapolitana, these were: Kassa, Eperjes, Lőcse, Kisszeben, Bártfa. The purpose of the alliance was to regulate trade. The leading town was Kassa.
1431
A fire devastated the town.
1440
After the death of King Albert of the Habsburg dinasty, the Estates of Hungary elected the Polish Ulászló to the throne. Elisabeth, the widow queen, in order to secure the throne for László, her baby boy, called in the Czech Hussite mercenary leader Jan Jiskra. She gave him the title "Captain of the Mining Towns and Kassa", and gave him the castle of Zólyom.
1440-1441
The Czech Hussites soon occupied much of northern Hungary, including Lőcse. They reinforced the castles and turned them into bandit lairs. They were pillaging everywhere and large areas became uninhabited. They wiped out the local German and Hungarian population, who were replaced by Czech and other Slavic settlers. The Czech Hussite devastation largely contributed to the Slavicisation of northern Hungary (now Slovakia).
1452
The Diet (Parliament) in Pozsony put Kassa, Lőcse and Bártfa under the protection of Cillei Ulrik, the great rival of Hunyadi János. The prelude of this was that Hunyadi János led a successful campaign at the end of 1451 against the Hussites.
1462
The army of King Matthias of Hungary, under the command of Szapolyai Imre and István defeated the Hussites. Soon their leader, Jiskra also surrendered and handed over his castles to the king.
15-16th century
The town's defenses that can be seen today were constructed in this period.
1526
Battle of Mohács and the splitting of Hungary into two parts
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1526
Sultan Suleiman I launched a war against Vienna, instigated by the French. Ferdinand I, Duke of Austria, was the brother-in-law of King Louis II of Hungary. The army of the Ottoman Empire defeated the much smaller Hungarian army at Mohács, and King Louis II died in the battle. A group of the barons elected Ferdinand I of the House of Habsburg to the throne, who promised to defend Hungary from the Turks. He was the younger brother of the most powerful European monarch Emperor Charles V. But the nobility chose the most powerful Hungarian baron, Szapolyai János, who was also crowned as King John I. The country was split in two and a decades-long struggle for power began.
1541
The Turkish occupation of the capital, Buda, and the division of Hungary into three parts
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1541
The Turks conquered Buda, the capital of Hungary, after the death of King John I. The central part of the country was under Turkish rule for 150 years. The western and northern parts (including present-day Slovakia) formed the Kingdom of Hungary ruled by the Habsburg emperors. The eastern parts (now mainly under Romanian rule) were ruled by the successors of King John I of Hungary. In 1571, John II (John Sigismund), the son of King John I of Hungary, renounced the title of King of Hungary in favor of King Maximilian of the House of Habsburg, and henceforth held the title of Prince. This formally created the Principality of Transylvania, which was the eastern half of Hungary not ruled by the Habsburgs and was also a vassal of the Ottoman Empire. John II died in 1571, after which the three nations of Transylvania (the Hungarian nobility, the Székelys and the Saxons) elected the prince.
16th century
The town was a great rival to the town of Késmárk. There was even an armed conflict between them.
1619
The campaign of Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania in the Thirty Years' War
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1619
At the beginning of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania went to war against the Habsburg emperor as an ally of the rebelling Czech-Moravian-Austrian estates. The whole Kingdom of Hungary joined him, only the Austrian defenders of Pozsony had to be put to the sword. With his allies, he laid siege to Vienna. However, he was forced to abandon the siege because the Habsburg-loyal Hungarian aristocrat Homonnai Drugeth György attacked his heartland with Polish mercenaries. On 25 August 1620, the Diet of Besztercebánya elected Bethlen Gábor King of Hungary as vassal of the Turks. He continued to fight after the defeat of the Czechs at White Mountain on 8 November 1620, but without real chance to achieve decisive victory, he decided to come to an agreement with Emperor Ferdinand II.
September 29, 1619
The town peacefully surrendered to Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania.
31 December 1621
Peace of Nikolsburg
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31 December 1621
Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania made peace with Emperor Ferdinand II. Their agreement secured the constitutional rights of the Estates of Hungary, and later it was supplemented with the freedom of religion. Bethlen renounced the title of King of Hungary in exchange for seven counties of the Upper Tisza region (Szabolcs, Szatmár, Bereg, Ugocsa, Zemplén, Borsod, Abaúj) for the rest of his life, other estates in Hungary as his private property and the imperial title of Duke of Oppeln and Ratibor (Opole and Racibórz), one of the Duchies of Silesia. Prince Bethlen went to war against the Habsburgs in 1623 and 1626, but was unable to negotiate more favourable terms.
1630
Breuer Lőrinc set up a printing press.
1644-1645
The campaign of Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania in the Thirty Years' War
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1644-1645
Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania allied with the Swedes and the French in the Thirty Years' War and went to war against the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand III. On 18 July 1645 his army joined forces with Torstenson's Swedish army under Brno (Moravia). The excellent artillery of Transylvania opened fire on the city walls. However, Rákóczi had to give up the siege, having been informed that the Turks were planning a punitive campaign against Transylvania, because he went to war against the Sultan's prohibition.
March 1644
Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania occupied the town.
July 1644
Lőcse refused to open the gates for the Imperial army retreating before the army of Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania.
16 December 1645
Peace of Linz
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16 December 1645
Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania made peace with Emperor Ferdinand III. It secured the freedom of religion for the Protestants and extended it also to the serfs. Rákóczi received the same seven Hungarian counties that Prince Bethlen Gábor had also held (Abauj, Zemplén, Borsod, Bereg, Ugocsa, Szabolcs, Szatmár) until his death, and the counties of Szabolcs and Szatmár were also to be inherited by his sons. The Rákóczi family also received several new estates.
1645
The plague killed 2214 people in the town.
1550, 1559
Fire devastated the town.
1672
Jesuit high school was opened.
after 1671
Kuruc Movement
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after 1671
Many noble, burgher and preacher fled to the Principality of Transylvania and the territory under Turkish occupation from the reprisals after the exposure of the anti-Habsburg Wesselényi-conspiracy and from the violent Counter-Reformation. They were joined by dismissed Hungarian soldiers of the Turkish border forts, who were replaced by German mercenaries. They were called the fugitives (bujdosók). They started an armed movement against the Habsburg rule. Because of the Turkish ban, the Principality of Transylvania could not openly support them. From 1677, the French supported their cause with money and Polish mercenaries. They achieved their first serious success when they temporarily occupied the mining towns of northern Hungary (now central Slovakia) under the command of Thököly lmre. He then became the sole leader of the movement. In 1679, the French made peace with Emperor Leopold I and withdrew their support for the fugitives. Between 1678 and 1681 Thököly Imre led successful raids against the Habsburgs and their supporters in the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary. The insurgents were called kurucs.
October 1672
After Eperjes surrendered to the fugitives, they attacked Lőcse. But the Imperial army of Dieppenthal strongly resisted behind the walls of the town.
October 26, 1672
The fugitives suffered a decisive defeat from the Imperials at Györke, because the hajdú soldiers accepted the Imperial mercy.
August 1680
The kuruc army of Thököly Imre besieged the town, but on the 22th of August they lifted the siege.
1682
Thököly Imre, Prince of Upper Hungary
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1682
Thököly Imre, the leader of the kuruc insurgents, gained the support of the Turks. He launched a campaign against the Habsburgs in the Kingdom of Hungary. With the support of the Turkish army, he occupied the town of Kassa and also the important stronghold of Fülek. He was then recognized by the Turks as King of Hungary, but he chose the title of Prince of Upper Hungary.
August 14, 1682
Kassa surrendered to the kuruc army of Thököly Imre supported by the large Turkish army of the pasha of Buda. After that they occupied Lőcse.
1683
Turkish defeat at Vienna and the formation of the Holy League
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1683
The combined armies of the Habsburg Empire and the Kingdom of Poland defeated the Turkish army besieging Vienna. Emperor Leopold I wanted to make peace with the Turks, but was refused by Sultan Mehmed IV. In 1684, at the persistent urging of Pope Innocent XI, the Holy League, an alliance of the Kingdom of Poland, the Habsburg Empire, the Republic of Venice and the Papal States, was formed to expel the Turks from Hungary. Thököly Imre, who had allied himself with the Turks, was gradually driven out of northern Hungary.
December 10, 1683
Lőcse surrendered to the Imperials.
1685
The Turkish captivity of Thököly Imre and the fall of the kuruc movement
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1685
The Pasha of Várad captured Thököly Imre as he was asking for Turkish help and offered him to Emperor Leopold I for peace. But the Imperial emissaries laughed at his face, because, having the upper hand, they no longer cared for Thököly. On the news of his capture, the town of Kassa and the kuruc strongholds surrendered to the Emperor one after the other. The Turks, seeing their fatal mistake, released Thököly the following year and tried to restore his authority, but his power was broken forever and the Hungarian insurgents no longer trusted the Turks. Most of the insurgents joined the imperial army and helped to liberate the rest of Hungary from the Turks.
1686
Recapture of Buda and the liberation of Hungary from the Turks
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1686
The army of the Holy League recaptured Buda from the Turks by siege. In 1687, the Imperial army invaded the Principality of Transylvania. The liberation was hindered by the French breaking their promise of peace in 1688 and attacking the Habsburg Empire. By 1699, when the Peace of Karlóca was signed, all of Hungary and Croatia had been liberated from the Ottoman Empire with the exception of Temesköz, the area bounded by the Maros, the Tisza and the Danube rivers. It was not until the Peace of Požarevac in 1718 that Temesköz was liberated from the Turks. However, the continuous war against the Turkish invaders and the Habsburg autocracy, which lasted for more than 150 years, wiped out large areas of the Hungarian population, which had previously made up 80% of the country's population, and was replaced by Vlachs (Romanians), Serbs and other Slavic settlers and Germans. The Habsburgs also favoured the settlement of these foreign peoples over the 'rebellious' Hungarians.
1703-1711
Hungarian War of Independence led by Prince Rákóczi Ferenc II
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1703-1711
After the expulsion of the Turks, the Habsburgs treated Hungary as a newly conquered province and did not respect its constitution. The serfs rose up against the Habsburg ruler because of the sufferings caused by the war and the heavy burdens, and they invited Rákóczi Ferenc II to lead them. Trusting in the help promised by King Louis XIV of France, he accepted. Rákóczi rallied the nobility to his side, and soon most of the country was under his control. The rebels were called the kurucs. In 1704, the French and the Bavarians were defeated at the Battle of Blenheim, depriving the Hungarians of their international allies. The Rusyn, Slovak and Vlach peasants and the Saxons of Szepes supported the fight for freedom, while the Serbs in the south and the Saxons in Transylvania served the Habsburgs. Due to lack of funds Rákóczi could not raise a strong regular army, and in 1710, Hungary was also hit by a severe plague. Rákóczi tried unsuccessfully to forge an alliance with Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. In his absence, without his knowledge, his commander-in-chief, Károlyi Sándor, accepted Emperor Joseph I's peace offer. The Peace of Szatmár formally restored the Hungarian constitution and religious freedom and granted amnesty, but did not ease the burden of serfdom. Rákóczi refused to accept the pardon and went into exile. He died in Rodosto, Turkey.
December 4, 1703
During the Hungarian war of independence of Rákóczi Ferenc II the kuruc army captured Lőcse after a three-month siege.
1709-1710
The Imperials occupied Lőcse from the kuruc rebells after a long siege. According to the legend Korponayné Géczy Julianna, the "white woman of Lőcse", as she is known from the novel of Jókai Mór, let the Austrians into the town. In reality she was just mediating during the negotiations about the surrender. She was executed in 1714 by the Imperials for treason.
18th century
Lőcse became the seat of Szepes County.
1848-1849
Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence
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1848-1849
Following the news of the Paris Revolution on 22 February 1848, the Hungarian liberal opposition led by Kossuth Lajos demanded the abolition of serfdom, the abolition of the tax exemption of the nobility, a parliament elected by the people, and an independent and accountable national government. The revolution that broke out in Pest on 15 March expressed its demands in 12 points, which, in addition to the above mentioned, included the freedom of the press, equality before the law, the release of the political prisoners and the union with Transylvania. A Hungarian government was formed, Batthyány Lajos became prime minister, and on 11 April Emperor Ferdinand V ratified the reform laws. On August 31 the Emperor demanded the repeal of the laws threatening with military intervention. In September the Emperor unleashed the army of Jelacic, Ban of Croatia, on Hungary, but they were defeated by the Hungarians in the Battle of Pákozd on 29 September. An open war began for the independence of Hungary. The Habsburgs incited the nationalities against the Hungarians. The Rusyns, the Slovenes and most of the Slovaks and Germans supported the cause persistently, but the Vlachs (Romanians) and the Serbians turned against the Hungarians. The glorious Spring Campaign in 1849 led by General Görgei Artúr liberated almost all of Hungary. On 1 May 1849, Emperor Franz Joseph, effectively admitting defeat, asked for the help of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, who sent an intervention army of 200,000 soldiers against Hungary. The resistance became hopeless against the overwhelming enemy forces and on 13 August Görgei Artúr surrendered to the Russians at Világos. Bloody reprisals followed, and on 6 October 1849, 12 generals and a colonel of the Hungarian Revolution, the martyrs of Arad, were executed in Arad. On the same day, Batthyány Lajos, the first Hungarian Prime Minister, was executed by firing squad in Pest. The Habsburgs introduced total authoritarianism in Hungary, but they also failed to fulfil their promises to the nationalities that had betrayed the Hungarians.
1848-49
The Saxons of Szepes region supported the Hungarian's war for independence against the Habsburg Empire.
1867
Austro-Hungarian Compromise
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1867
The Habsburg Empire was weakened by the defeats it suffered in the implementation of Italian and German unity. The Hungarians wanted to return to the reform laws of 1848, but they did not have the strength to do so. Emperor Franz Joseph and the Hungarian opposition, led by Deák Ferenc, finally agreed to restructure the Empire and abolish absolutism. Hungary was given autonomy in its internal affairs, with its own government and parliament, which was essential for the development of its economy and culture. However, foreign and military affairs remained in the hands of the Habsburgs and served their aspiration for becoming a great power. The majority wanted Hungary's independence, but they were excluded from political power.
1871
The railway avoided the town 8 kilometers to the south.
1914-1918
World War I
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1914-1918
As part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Hungary took part in the war on the side of the Central Powers.
November 1918 - January 1919
The Czech, Romanian and Serbian occupation of Hungary
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November 1918 - January 1919
In Hungary, the freemasonic subversion brought the pro-Entente Károlyi Mihály to power. The new government, naively trusting the Entente powers, met all their demands and disbanded the Hungarian military, which rendered the country completely defenseless in the most dire need. Under French and Italian command, Czech, Romanian and Serbian troops invaded large parts of Hungary, where they immediately began the takeover. They fired Hungarian railway workers, officials and teachers, banned the use of the Hungarian language, abolished Hungarian education, and disposed of everything that reminded them of the country's Hungarian past. Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians were forced to leave their homeland, and the forcible assimilation of the remaining Hungarians was begun.
December 1918
The Saxons of Szepes region declared their will to remain part of Hungary. Szepes region was invaded by the Czechoslovak Legion soon after.
December 16, 1918
The Czechoslovaks invaded Lőcse.
after 1945
The German population of the town was expelled by the Czechoslovak invaders.
4 June 1920
Trianon Dictate
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4 June 1920
Hungary was forced to sign the Treaty of Trianon, although the country was not invited to the peace talks. Hungary lost two thirds of its territory that had belonged to it for more than 1000 years. One-third of the Hungarian population came under foreign rule. On the basis of the national principle, countries with a more mixed and less ethnically balanced composition than the former Hungary were created, such as Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). For example, while 48% of the population of the territory ceded to Czechoslovakia was Slovak and 30% Hungarian, 54% of the population of the former Hungary was Hungarian and 10.6% Slovak. And in the territory that is now part of Serbia, the Hungarians outnumbered the Serbs. The part of the territory allocated to Romania from Hungary was larger than the remaining territory of Hungary, despite the fact that there were 10 million Hungarians and less than 3 million Romanians in the former Hungary. While Hungary used to have the most liberal nationality policy in Europe, the successor states had no respect at all for the national and cultural rights of the indigenous Hungarians and engaged in forced assimilation. The Trianon Dictate destroyed the organic economic unity of the region. Before the First World War, Hungary had a dynamic economy, more advanced than Spain's. After 1920, the successor states formed the so-called "Little Entente", putting Hungary under an economic blockade and sabotaging it on the international stage.
14 March 1939
First independent Slovakia was established
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14 March 1939
The first independent Slovakia was established under German patronage. Josef Tiso became president of the country. In 1938, Hungary regained 11,927 km2 of territory from Czechoslovakia under the First Vienna Award. Its population was 869 thousand people, 86.5% of whom were Hungarian. From the remaining territory that Hungary did not get back, Slovakia was formed.
Autumn 1944 - Spring 1945
Soviet occupation
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Autumn 1944 - Spring 1945
The Soviet Red Army occupied Hungary and Slovakia, which resulted in the recreation of Czechoslovakia.
5 April 1945
Beneš decrees and the persecution of Hungarians
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5 April 1945
In Hungarian-majority Kassa, the president of occupying Czechoslovakia, Edvard Beneš, promulgated his government program, the so-called Beneš decrees. As part of this, the Hungarian population was deprived of their rights. Their complete expulsion was planned, with the support of the Soviet Union, and only the veto of the USA prevented it. Under the 'Reslavakization' programme, only those Hungarians who recognised themselves as Slovaks were allowed to regain their rights, thus renouncing all linguistic and cultural rights. In the violent expulsions that followed, nearly 200,000 Hungarians were deprived of their property and expelled from their homeland on the basis of their nationality.
1 January 1993
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
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1 January 1993
Czechoslovakia disintegrated due to ethnic differences between Czechs and Slovaks, shortly after the withdrawal of Soviet tanks. Slovakia was formed entirely from territory carved out of historic Hungary, and Slovak national identity is still largely based on falsified history and artificial hatred of Hungarians. Despite deportations, expulsions, forced assimilation and strong economic pressure, there are still nearly half a million Hungarians living in the country.
July 3, 1995
Pope John Paul II visited the Basilica of Virgin Mary built between 1906 and 1922 on the Mary hill. The hill is an important destination for pilgrims since 1247.
Source: Wikipedia, arcanum.hu - Bánlaky József: A magyar nemzet hadtörténelme
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St. James Roman Catholic Church
Bazilika sv. Jakuba
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St. James Roman Catholic Church
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St James is the guardian of travelers, warriors and laborers. His feast is on the 25th of July. The great annual fairs of Lőcse were held on this day.
The liturgical collection of the church consists of ciboria, chalices and gilded enamelwares made in the 18th century by the jeweler Szilassy János from Lőcse.
The Renaissance tombs of the Thurzó family, an extremely wealthy Hungarian aristocratic family, can be seen in the Thurzó Chapel.
The construction of the church began in 1245 in Romanesque style and lasted nearly two hundred years during which it was gradually transformed into Gothic style. The Gothic St. George Chapel was built in 1392. The southern hallway and the Corvin Oratorium (chapel) above it were built for the visit of King Matthias of Hungary in 1474. The Corvin altar is 11 meters high. The northern hallway and the western organ loft were built at the same time at the expense of the Thurzó family. A raw of pews was made for the meeting of the four Jagiellon brothers in Lőcse in 1490. One of them was King Ulászló II of Hungary.
The main altar (altar of St. James) was made by Master Lőcsei Pál at the beginning of the 16th century. It is the tallest Gothic winged altar of the world with its height of 18.62 meters. It is 6 meters wide and it was made of linden. The creation of the altar took 10 years. In the middle stands Virgin Mary with Jesus, on their right is St. James and on their left is St. James.
In 1550 the church burned down and its tower also crumbled down. The organ was made in 1626 by the Protestants. At the beginning of the 19th century the roof of the church burned down, and it was covered again only in 1849. The current tower of the church was built in 1858.
Basilica of Virgin Mary of the Sickle
Bazilika Navštívenia Panny Márie
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Basilica of Virgin Mary of the Sickle
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It is situated on the 871 meters high Mount Mary. The history of the place of pilgrimage dates back to the beginning of the 13th century. In 1247 a larger chapel was built, which was upgraded to a church in 1311. It was reconstructed to a larger church in 1696. An even larger church had to be built in 1819. The church that can be seen today was consecrated in 1914 dedicated to Virgin Mary of the Sickle. It was designed based on the basilica of Lourdes. On its main altar stands the 500-year-old wooden statue of Virgin Mary. John Paul II made a pilgrimage here in 1995.
The feast of Virgin Mary of the Sickle is held in memory of the event when the pregnant Mary visited Elisabeth, who was also pregnant with John the Baptist. The liturgical name of the holiday is "The visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary". It was traditionally held on July 2 from the 13th century. Later the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) modified the date to May 31. But in Hungary it is still held on July 2, and since this day is also the beginning of the harvest season, the feast bears the name "Virgin Mary of the Sickle" in Hungary.
St. László Church and Old Minorite Monastery
Gymnaziálny kostol
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St. László Church and Old Minorite Monastery
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It stood next to the town wall. It was built by the Franciscans (Minorites) at the beginning of the 14th century. Later it became the property of the Jesuits. The monastery is as old as the church and was built in Gothic style. The building of the Catholic Grammar School stands next to it. The Polish Gate of the town is also in its neighborhood.
Holy Spirit Church and Minorite Monastery
Kostol a kláštor svätého Ducha
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Holy Spirit Church and Minorite Monastery
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It was built in 1751 in Baroque style next to the Gate of Kassa.
Lutheran Church
Evanjelický kostol v Levoči
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Lutheran Church
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The church was built between 1825 and 1837 in Classicist style. The architect was Povolny Antal from Eger (Hungary).
Roman Catholic Parish
Rímskokatolícky farský úrad
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Old Town Hall, Museum of Szepes
History
On the door of the upstairs Gothic great hall you can see the "white woman of Lőcse", Korponayné Géczy Julianna, who became known from the novel of Jókai Mór. The pictures of Habsburg rulers and former mayors of Lőcse are hanging on the walls of the Renaissance council chamber. The frescos from the 17th century on the facade of the building illustrate the five pagan virtues: temperance, prudence, courage, patience and justice.
The building was built in the 15th century in Gothic style. It burned down in 1550. It was reconstructed to its current form with the arcades in 1615. The bell tower was built between 1656 and 1661. The building gained its final form in a reconstruction between 1893 and 1895 according to the plans of the Hungarian architect Schulek Frigyes. The ornate top floor protruding from the roof was built at that time.
The building hosted the town council until 1955. Today it is used by the Museum of Szepes, which has a historical exhibition in it.
Old County Hall
History
The building is from the 16th century and served as the seat of Szepes County before the construction of the new county hall. The historical coat of arms of Szepes County can be seen on its facade. Szepes County was one of the counties of Hungary.
New County Hall
Vel'ky župný dom
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Originally:
county hall
Currently:
public administration
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New County Hall
History
The new county hall was built between 1806 and 1826 in Classicist style according to the plans of Povolny Antal from Eger (Hungary). It served as the seat of Szepes County until 1922, today it hosts municipal offices.
Town Hall
History
It was built between 1815 and 1831 in Classicist style.
former Court of Justice
History
The former building of the Court of Justice was built on the former Elisabeth Square at the beginning of the 20th century, when the town belonged to Hungary.
Cultural facilities
Hain House, former Lutheran Lyceum, Museum of Szepes
SNM-Spišské múzeum
Originally:
school, house
Currently:
museum
Church:
Lutheran
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Hain House, former Lutheran Lyceum, Museum of Szepes
History
It was built in the 16th century. The brother-in-law of Lőcsei Pál lived in the house before 1550, when it burned down. At the beginning of the 17th century it was owned by Máriássy Ferenc. In 1672 the town acquired the house and sold it to the Lutheran priest Serpilius János, who left it on his son-in-law Hain Gáspár. Hain Gáspár was the famous chronicler of Lőcse. At the beginning of the 18th century the Hain family donated the house to the Lutheran Church and a Lutheran lyceum (college) was opened in it. The college operated until 1899.
Grammar School
Ján Francisci-Rimavský Gymnasium
Originally:
school
Currently:
school
Note:
Grammar school.
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Grammar School
History
The Jesuits moved their grammar school from Szepeshely to Lőcse in 1672. It was located in the old Minorite monastery and also in a new building. The building was added a new floor in 1738 and was reconstructed in 1844.
The Jesuit Order was dissolved by the pope in 1773. The grammar school was run by the Minorites from 1776 to 1789, afterwards it had secular teachers. The Norbertines run the school from 1811 to 1852, then it became a state grammar school. After the fall of the Hungarian War of Independence in 1849, during the Bach Era (Habsburg absolutism) the Hungarian teachers were replaced by Czech and Moravian teachers, who did not speak Hungarian. The official language of the education became the German. After the fall of the absolutism in 1861 Hungarian teachers took back the education. The Hungarian State built a new building for the grammar school (high school) between 1911 and 1913 according to the plans of Hajós Alfréd, and the old building was demolished. After the Czechoslovak invasion in 1919 it was turned into a Czechoslovak state grammar school.
Town Theatre
Mestské divadlo Levoča
Originally:
theatre/opera, hotel / tavern / guesthouse
Currently:
theatre/opera
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Town Theatre
History
Three burgher's houses stood there in the 13th century. In 1590 the town opened a tavern in it. In 1763 the tavern "To the Austrian Emperor" was opened in the building, and in 1770 Emperor Joseph II really stayed in it. It was turned into a theatre between 1841 and 1853. It has been a theatre ever since, and now it is the oldest building in present-day Slovakia that has been continuously used as theatre. It gained its current form in a reconstruction between 1871 and 1872, when a ball room was also created.
Commerce, industry, hospitality
Market Hall
Hotel STELA
Originally:
commercial building
Currently:
hotel / tavern / guesthouse
Note:
Hotel Stela.
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Market Hall
History
It was the place where the merchants unloaded their goods and paid the customs. It was built in 1580. The town of Lőcse managed to overcome its rival, the town of Késmárk, by gaining the staple right permanently in 1544.
Beuer Printing Press
History
The building had been in the possession of the Beuer family since 1570, and the famous Beuer printing press was opened in 1624. Three generations of the family printed around one thousand different books in different languages. The famous calendar of Lőcse , which included little stories and prophecies, was also printed here from the 18th century.
Town infrastructure
Ménhárd Gate
Menhardská brána
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Originally:
town gate
Currently:
town gate
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Ménhárd Gate
History
One of the old medieval town gates.
Polish Gate
History
One of the old medieval town gates.
Kassa Gate
History
One of the old medieval town gates.
Main Square
History
The main square of the town is named after Master Lőcsei Pál. He is famous of his Gothic winged altars and statues carved out of wood.
Fountain of Charity (St. Elisabeth of Hungary)
Fontána so sochou dobročinnosti
Originally:
fountain
Currently:
fountain
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Fountain of Charity (St. Elisabeth of Hungary)
History
The fountain was erected from the donation of Herrmann Gusztáv according to the plans of the architect Steinhausz László. The statue depicts St. Elisabeth of Hungary with a child.
The Lutheran Herrmann Gusztáv was a rich merchant and a great patron of the town of Lőcse. He built the town's plumbing system, the orphanage, the girl's school and the chapel in the cemetery. He also donated a large sum for the construction of the hospital.
Private buildings
Thurzó House
History
It was built in the second half of the 16th century. It was purchased in 1902 by Count Csáky, who gave the building its present Renaissance facade.
Krupek House
History
The owner of the house in the 16th century was the Polish Krupek Sebestyén from Krakow.
Steinhausz House
History
The building dates back to the 14th century, when it was a Gothic house. It was one of the secret gathering places of the German Lutherans of the town. After their wooden church outside of town burned down, the Lutherans held secret worships in private houses between 1709 and 1713. The house was owned by the Steinhausz family from the 18th century, who were burghers of Lőcse. It was the birthplace of Steinhausz László, who managed the construction of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest. He also died here. The house gained its current facade in a reconstruction during the 19th century.
Old Museum, Museum of Szepes
Slovenské národné múzeum - Spišské múzeum v Levoči
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house
Currently:
museum
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Old Museum, Museum of Szepes
History
The building was built before 1317. lt gained its current form in the 16th century. It was used as stables and in the 18th century. The three-story courtyard wing (two thirds of the building) was demolished between 1927 and 1929. The building was renovated between 2012 and 2014.
Máriássy House
History
In 1654 Baron Máriássy János was the first noble and Hungarian who was allowed to buy a house in the town of the Saxon burghers.
Görgey House
History
It was the house of the relatives of the Hungarian General Görgei Artúr, the greatest military genius of the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848-1849. The last owner of the Görgey family died in the 1970's.
House of Hermann Spillenberger
History
It was built in the second half of the 17th century. Spillenberger Sámuel founded a paper mill in Szepestapolca in 1613. Korponayné Géczy Julianna, the "white woman of Lőcse" known from the novel of Jókai Mór, also lived in this house.
House of Lőcsei Pál
History
It was built after 1431 on the foundations of an earlier building from the 13th century. It was rebuilt after the fire in 1850. lt is said that Master L6csei Pál had his workshop in this building around 1510. There is an exhibition of his art in this building.
Memorials
former Honvéd Statue, Statue of Ludovit Štúr
Socha Ľudovíta Štúra
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statue / memorial / relief
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statue / memorial / relief
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former Honvéd Statue, Statue of Ludovit Štúr
History
The statue of the soldier of the Hungarian War of Independence between 1848 and 1849 was erected in 1876. It was the artwork of the sculptor Faragó József from Lőcse.
The Hungarian army led by Colonel Guyon Richárd with many newly recruited Slovak volunteers managed to break through the Branyiszkó Pass held by a much larger Imperial army on February 5, 1849. By this victory the army of Görgei Artúr could reach the Great Plains and unite with the Hungarian main army, which, under his command, liberated most of Hungary from the Imperial rule in the following Spring Campaign.
The invading Czech army tore the statue down on the night of 11 to 12 August 1919 at the end of World War I. Later the statue of Ludovit Štúr was placed on its pedestal. Ludovit Štúr was a subversive Slovak politician, who recruited Slovak volunteers to join the side of the Habsburgs in order to suppress the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence between 1848 and 1849. He was not successful, because the large majority of the Slovak minority of northern Hungary (now Slovakia) supported the Hungarians. Sorrowfully his ideological successors managed to incite hatred among the Slovaks towards the Hungarians after they had managed to convince the Entente Powers to create Czechoslovakia at the end of World War I. They took care not to let the population decide by referendum whether they want to stay in Hungary or to join the newly created Czechoslovakia.
Marian Column
Stĺp so sochou Panny Márie
Originally:
statue / memorial / relief
Currently:
statue / memorial / relief
Church:
Roman Catholic
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Marian Column
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Museums and Galleries
Old Town Hall, Museum of Szepes
History
On the door of the upstairs Gothic great hall you can see the "white woman of Lőcse", Korponayné Géczy Julianna, who became known from the novel of Jókai Mór. The pictures of Habsburg rulers and former mayors of Lőcse are hanging on the walls of the Renaissance council chamber. The frescos from the 17th century on the facade of the building illustrate the five pagan virtues: temperance, prudence, courage, patience and justice.
The building was built in the 15th century in Gothic style. It burned down in 1550. It was reconstructed to its current form with the arcades in 1615. The bell tower was built between 1656 and 1661. The building gained its final form in a reconstruction between 1893 and 1895 according to the plans of the Hungarian architect Schulek Frigyes. The ornate top floor protruding from the roof was built at that time.
The building hosted the town council until 1955. Today it is used by the Museum of Szepes, which has a historical exhibition in it.
Old Museum, Museum of Szepes
Slovenské národné múzeum - Spišské múzeum v Levoči
Originally:
house
Currently:
museum
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Old Museum, Museum of Szepes
History
The building was built before 1317. lt gained its current form in the 16th century. It was used as stables and in the 18th century. The three-story courtyard wing (two thirds of the building) was demolished between 1927 and 1929. The building was renovated between 2012 and 2014.
House of Lőcsei Pál
History
It was built after 1431 on the foundations of an earlier building from the 13th century. It was rebuilt after the fire in 1850. lt is said that Master L6csei Pál had his workshop in this building around 1510. There is an exhibition of his art in this building.
Hain House, former Lutheran Lyceum, Museum of Szepes
SNM-Spišské múzeum
Originally:
school, house
Currently:
museum
Church:
Lutheran
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Hain House, former Lutheran Lyceum, Museum of Szepes
History
It was built in the 16th century. The brother-in-law of Lőcsei Pál lived in the house before 1550, when it burned down. At the beginning of the 17th century it was owned by Máriássy Ferenc. In 1672 the town acquired the house and sold it to the Lutheran priest Serpilius János, who left it on his son-in-law Hain Gáspár. Hain Gáspár was the famous chronicler of Lőcse. At the beginning of the 18th century the Hain family donated the house to the Lutheran Church and a Lutheran lyceum (college) was opened in it. The college operated until 1899.
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Szepes County was one of the counties of Hungary."},{"sightId":167,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Vel'ky \u017eupn\u00fd dom","address":"N\u00e1mestie Majstra Pavla 59\/59, 054 01 Levo\u010da","mapdata":"1|718|296","gps_lat":"49.0277940000","gps_long":"20.5899330000","religion":0,"oldtype":"11","newtype":"15","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"","csemadoklink":"\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Martiner111 \/ Public domain\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:%C5%BDupn%C3%BD_dom,_Levo%C4%8Da.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022512\u0022 alt=\u0022\u017dupn\u00fd dom, Levo\u010da\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/12\/%C5%BDupn%C3%BD_dom%2C_Levo%C4%8Da.jpg\/512px-%C5%BDupn%C3%BD_dom%2C_Levo%C4%8Da.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:%C5%BDupn%C3%BD_dom,_Levo%C4%8Da.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EMartiner111\u003C\/a\u003E \/ Public domain","name":"New County Hall","seolink":"new-county-hall","note":"","history":"The new county hall was built between 1806 and 1826 in Classicist style according to the plans of Povolny Antal from Eger (Hungary). 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The famous calendar of L\u0151cse , which included little stories and prophecies, was also printed here from the 18th century."},{"sightId":170,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Gymnazi\u00e1lny kostol","address":"Kl\u00e1\u0161torsk\u00e1 555\/39, 054 01 Levo\u010da","mapdata":"1|94|823","gps_lat":"49.0248440000","gps_long":"20.5845510000","religion":1,"oldtype":"9","newtype":"1","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"","csemadoklink":"\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Kl%C3%A1%C5%A1torsk%C3%A1_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia5.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022512\u0022 alt=\u0022Kl\u00e1\u0161torsk\u00e1 Levo\u010da16Slovakia5\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/61\/Kl%C3%A1%C5%A1torsk%C3%A1_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia5.JPG\/512px-Kl%C3%A1%C5%A1torsk%C3%A1_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia5.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Kl%C3%A1%C5%A1torsk%C3%A1_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia5.JPG\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EIng.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"St. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Church and Old Minorite Monastery","seolink":"st-laszlo-church-and-old-minorite-monastery","note":"","history":"It stood next to the town wall. 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The Polish Gate of the town is also in its neighborhood."},{"sightId":171,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Kostol a kl\u00e1\u0161tor sv\u00e4t\u00e9ho Ducha","address":"Ko\u0161ick\u00e1 66\/2, 054 01 Levo\u010da","mapdata":"1|1091|446","gps_lat":"49.0270760000","gps_long":"20.5931120000","religion":1,"oldtype":"9","newtype":"1","homepage":"https:\/\/minoriti.sk\/","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"https:\/\/www.muemlekem.hu\/hatareset\/Szent-Lelek-minorita-templom-es-kolostor-Locse-2213","csemadoklink":"\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Patrik Kunec \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levo%C4%8Da_-_minoritsk%C3%BD_kostol_-_poh%C4%BEad_z_v%C3%BDchodu.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022512\u0022 alt=\u0022Levo\u010da - minoritsk\u00fd kostol - poh\u013ead z v\u00fdchodu\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/ff\/Levo%C4%8Da_-_minoritsk%C3%BD_kostol_-_poh%C4%BEad_z_v%C3%BDchodu.jpg\/512px-Levo%C4%8Da_-_minoritsk%C3%BD_kostol_-_poh%C4%BEad_z_v%C3%BDchodu.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levo%C4%8Da_-_minoritsk%C3%BD_kostol_-_poh%C4%BEad_z_v%C3%BDchodu.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EPatrik Kunec\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"Holy Spirit Church and Minorite Monastery","seolink":"holy-spirit-church-and-minorite-monastery","note":"","history":"It was built in 1751 in Baroque style next to the Gate of Kassa."},{"sightId":172,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"J\u00e1n Francisci-Rimavsk\u00fd Gymnasium","address":"Kl\u00e1\u0161torsk\u00e1 553\/37, 054 01 Levo\u010da","mapdata":"1|203|682","gps_lat":"49.0255580000","gps_long":"20.5855480000","religion":0,"oldtype":"74","newtype":"74","homepage":"https:\/\/gymjfrle.edupage.org\/","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"","csemadoklink":"\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Photograph: Boris \u010cih\u00e1k \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levo%C4%8Dsk%C3%A9Gymn%C3%A1zium.jpeg\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022512\u0022 alt=\u0022Levo\u010dsk\u00e9Gymn\u00e1zium\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/Levo%C4%8Dsk%C3%A9Gymn%C3%A1zium.jpeg\/512px-Levo%C4%8Dsk%C3%A9Gymn%C3%A1zium.jpeg\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levo%C4%8Dsk%C3%A9Gymn%C3%A1zium.jpeg\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EPhotograph: Boris \u010cih\u00e1k\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"Grammar School ","seolink":"grammar-school","note":"Grammar school.","history":"The Jesuits moved their grammar school from Szepeshely to L\u0151cse in 1672. 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After the Czechoslovak invasion in 1919 it was turned into a Czechoslovak state grammar school."},{"sightId":173,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Evanjelick\u00fd kostol v Levo\u010di","address":"N\u00e1mestie Majstra Pavla 3\/3, 054 01 Levo\u010da","mapdata":"1|532|762","gps_lat":"49.0252150000","gps_long":"20.5883720000","religion":3,"oldtype":"1","newtype":"1","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"https:\/\/www.muemlekem.hu\/hatareset\/Evangelikus-templom-Locse-2212","csemadoklink":"http:\/\/emlekhelyek.csemadok.sk\/emlekhelyek\/locsei-evangelikus-templom\/\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Jansuhaj \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Evan_kostol.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022512\u0022 alt=\u0022Evan kostol\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/be\/Evan_kostol.jpg\/512px-Evan_kostol.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Evan_kostol.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EJansuhaj\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"Lutheran Church ","seolink":"lutheran-church","note":"","history":"The church was built between 1825 and 1837 in Classicist style. The architect was Povolny Antal from Eger (Hungary)."},{"sightId":174,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Evanjelick\u00e1 fara","address":"Gust\u00e1va Hermana 1-3, 054 01 Levo\u010da","mapdata":"1|566|900","gps_lat":"49.0244980000","gps_long":"20.5886130000","religion":3,"oldtype":"4","newtype":"4","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"","csemadoklink":"\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022NickK \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levo%C4%8Da_Evangelical_Parish.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022256\u0022 alt=\u0022Levo\u010da Evangelical Parish\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/29\/Levo%C4%8Da_Evangelical_Parish.jpg\/256px-Levo%C4%8Da_Evangelical_Parish.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levo%C4%8Da_Evangelical_Parish.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003ENickK\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"Lutheran Parish ","seolink":"lutheran-parish","note":"","history":""},{"sightId":175,"townId":14,"active":2,"name_LO":"Bazilika Nav\u0161t\u00edvenia Panny M\u00e1rie","address":"Mari\u00e1nska Hora 1118\/2, 054 01 Levo\u010da","mapdata":"2|487|253","gps_lat":"49.0433890000","gps_long":"20.5977510000","religion":1,"oldtype":"1","newtype":"1","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"https:\/\/www.muemlekem.hu\/hatareset\/Maria-hegyi-Sarlos-Boldogasszony-Bazilika-Locse-324","csemadoklink":"\n","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bazilika_Mari%C3%A1nska_hora,_Levo%C4%8Da_19_Slovakia203.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022512\u0022 alt=\u0022Bazilika Mari\u00e1nska hora, Levo\u010da 19 Slovakia203\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4f\/Bazilika_Mari%C3%A1nska_hora%2C_Levo%C4%8Da_19_Slovakia203.jpg\/512px-Bazilika_Mari%C3%A1nska_hora%2C_Levo%C4%8Da_19_Slovakia203.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bazilika_Mari%C3%A1nska_hora,_Levo%C4%8Da_19_Slovakia203.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EIng.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"Basilica of Virgin Mary of the Sickle ","seolink":"basilica-of-virgin-mary-of-the-sickle","note":"","history":"It is situated on the 871 meters high Mount Mary. 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The brother-in-law of L\u0151csei P\u00e1l lived in the house before 1550, when it burned down. At the beginning of the 17th century it was owned by M\u00e1ri\u00e1ssy Ferenc. In 1672 the town acquired the house and sold it to the Lutheran priest Serpilius J\u00e1nos, who left it on his son-in-law Hain G\u00e1sp\u00e1r. Hain G\u00e1sp\u00e1r was the famous chronicler of L\u0151cse. At the beginning of the 18th century the Hain family donated the house to the Lutheran Church and a Lutheran lyceum (college) was opened in it. 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The town of L\u0151cse managed to overcome its rival, the town of K\u00e9sm\u00e1rk, by gaining the staple right permanently in 1544."},{"sightId":185,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Mestsk\u00e9 divadlo Levo\u010da","address":"N\u00e1mestie Majstra Pavla 4\/4, 054 01 Levo\u010da","mapdata":"1|610|420","gps_lat":"49.0270600000","gps_long":"20.5889800000","religion":0,"oldtype":"91, 80","newtype":"91","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"","csemadoklink":"\n","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Theatre_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022512\u0022 alt=\u0022Theatre Levo\u010da16Slovakia\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ad\/Theatre_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia.JPG\/512px-Theatre_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Theatre_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia.JPG\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EIng.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"Town Theatre ","seolink":"town-theatre","note":"","history":"Three burgher's houses stood there in the 13th century. 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It gained its current form in a reconstruction between 1871 and 1872, when a ball room was also created."},{"sightId":186,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Ko\u0161ick\u00e1 br\u00e1na","address":"Ko\u0161ick\u00e1 89\/25, 054 01 Levo\u010da","mapdata":"1|1132|401","gps_lat":"49.0272910000","gps_long":"20.5934460000","religion":0,"oldtype":"23","newtype":"23","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"https:\/\/www.muemlekem.hu\/hatareset\/Kassai-kapu-Locse-3695","csemadoklink":"\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Ingo Mehling \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levoca_-_Kosice_Gate.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022512\u0022 alt=\u0022Levoca - Kosice Gate\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9b\/Levoca_-_Kosice_Gate.jpg\/512px-Levoca_-_Kosice_Gate.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levoca_-_Kosice_Gate.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EIngo Mehling\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"Kassa Gate","seolink":"kassa-gate","note":"","history":"One of the old medieval town gates."},{"sightId":187,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Po\u013esk\u00e1 br\u00e1na","address":"","mapdata":"1|33|840","gps_lat":"49.0247550000","gps_long":"20.5840080000","religion":0,"oldtype":"23","newtype":"23","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"","csemadoklink":"\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levo%C4%8Da_Gate16Slovakia12.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022256\u0022 alt=\u0022Levo\u010da Gate16Slovakia12\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c5\/Levo%C4%8Da_Gate16Slovakia12.JPG\/256px-Levo%C4%8Da_Gate16Slovakia12.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levo%C4%8Da_Gate16Slovakia12.JPG\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EIng.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"Polish Gate","seolink":"polish-gate","note":"","history":"One of the old medieval town gates."},{"sightId":188,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Menhardsk\u00e1 br\u00e1na","address":"Kri\u017eovatka Kuku\u010d\u00ednovej ulice a ulice Gust\u00e1va Hermana, Levo\u010da, 054 01","mapdata":"1|895|1074","gps_lat":"49.0234210000","gps_long":"20.5914360000","religion":0,"oldtype":"23","newtype":"23","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"https:\/\/www.muemlekem.hu\/hatareset\/Menhardi-kapu-Locse-3696","csemadoklink":"\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Levo%C4%8Da_Gate16Slovakia10.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022256\u0022 alt=\u0022Levo\u010da Gate16Slovakia10\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/98\/Levo%C4%8Da_Gate16Slovakia10.JPG\/256px-Levo%C4%8Da_Gate16Slovakia10.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)","name":"M\u00e9nh\u00e1rd Gate","seolink":"menhard-gate","note":"","history":"One of the old medieval town gates."},{"sightId":189,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Slovensk\u00e9 n\u00e1rodn\u00e9 m\u00fazeum - 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He was not successful, because the large majority of the Slovak minority of northern Hungary (now Slovakia) supported the Hungarians. Sorrowfully his ideological successors managed to incite hatred among the Slovaks towards the Hungarians after they had managed to convince the Entente Powers to create Czechoslovakia at the end of World War I. They took care not to let the population decide by referendum whether they want to stay in Hungary or to join the newly created Czechoslovakia."},{"sightId":193,"townId":14,"active":1,"name_LO":"Font\u00e1na so sochou dobro\u010dinnosti","address":"N\u00e1mestie Majstra Pavla\u00a0","mapdata":"1|616|685","gps_lat":"49.0256750000","gps_long":"20.5889590000","religion":0,"oldtype":"37","newtype":"37","homepage":"","openinghours":"","muemlekemlink":"","csemadoklink":"http:\/\/emlekhelyek.csemadok.sk\/emlekhelyek\/jotekonysag-szokokutja-anya-es-gyermeke\/\r","picture":"\u003Ca title=\u0022Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d \/ CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Column_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia7.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg width=\u0022256\u0022 alt=\u0022Column Levo\u010da16Slovakia7\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Column_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia7.JPG\/256px-Column_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia7.JPG\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E","picture_ref":"\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Column_Levo%C4%8Da16Slovakia7.JPG\u0022 title=\u0022via Wikimedia Commons\u0022\u003EIng.Mgr.Jozef Kotuli\u010d\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\u0022\u003ECC BY-SA\u003C\/a\u003E","name":"Fountain of Charity (St. Elisabeth of Hungary)","seolink":"fountain-of-charity-st-elisabeth-of-hungary","note":"","history":"The fountain was erected from the donation of Herrmann Guszt\u00e1v according to the plans of the architect Steinhausz L\u00e1szl\u00f3. 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