Rimavská Sobota was formed from the merging of seven villages around 1000 years ago around a church built by King Steven I. in the center. It was later called Štefanová and received urban rights in 1335 when King Karol Róbert visited and renamed it Rimavská Sobota. King Žigmund Luxemburg also visited and gave the town a coat of arms depicting a black eagle. Today Rimavská Sobota appreciates its history and personalities.

1. Rimavská Sobota
by my eyes

2. ... Is full of beautiful
A library

3. ... Historical buildings

4. ...we appreciate personalities
J.Botto
T.Vansová
Š.M.Daxner
I. Krasko
P.K.Hostinský

5. We can be serious -

6. - And we can smile !

7. ...we know where we live.
There was just a waste land with seven villages. The church was built in
the middle of these seven villages by the king Steven I., 1 000 years ago.
This territory was called the Kingdom of Uhorsko.
This is GEMER – our region now.
The big village which was made from those seven villages people called
Štefanová, according to Steven I.
Štefanová had a visit in 1335. It was the king Karol Róbert. He liked this
Village and gave it urban rights and called it Rimavská Sobota.
The second important and big visit was the king Žigmund Luxemburg who
Stayed a few right in this town and because he liked it, he gave the coat –
-of – arms, black eagle for Rimavská Sobota.

8. And we can live
In present-days ...