Štítnik Evangelical Church
A Gothic hall church in Gemer whose walls carry medieval frescoes uncovered from under later whitewash.
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Štítnik has a Gothic hall church of the fourteenth century, large for a village of its size because the place was rich on iron, and its interior carries wall paintings of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that were whitewashed over during the Reformation and uncovered again in the twentieth. Italian and Central European influence both show in them. The church also holds an organ of 1723. It is one of the churches on the Gothic Route through Gemer.
What you actually see
- The wall paintings - fourteenth and fifteenth-century frescoes uncovered from whitewash.
- The hall church - a large Gothic interior for a small village.
- The 1723 organ - an eighteenth-century instrument still in the church.
- The Gothic Route - the regional trail linking the medieval churches of Gemer.
When to go
April to October is the main season. The church is locked and a keyholder opens it; arrangements are made in the village or in advance. Winter access is limited.
Honest expectations
The church is locked and getting in depends on finding the keyholder, which can take time. The frescoes are faded in places and the light inside is dim. The village has few facilities.
Nearby
Roznava is southeast, and Betliar is east.
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
