Trnava is one of the oldest and most beautiful medieval towns in Slovakia. It has a population of about 70,000 people and was the first town granted privileges as a Free Royal Town. The skyline is dominated by numerous church towers reflecting its rich history and spiritual significance. Some of its most prominent landmarks include the Renaissance Town Tower from 1574, the Holy Trinity Sculptural Group from 1695, and the St. Nicholas Basilica built in Gothic style between 1380-1421, which is the dominant landmark in Trnava.

1. Trnava
Trnava is one of the oldest and most beautiful mediaeval
towns in Slovakia.

2. Trnava – the town – storlls through little
Rome
● There are about 70 000 people
● It was the first town to be granted the privileges of a
Free Royal Town
● It has dozens of notable domestic and foreign
architects
● It has rich history in spiritual message
● The skyline of Trnava is dominated by numerous
church towers
● Moen Trnava is a regional capital, an econimic,
political and cultural centre of Western Slovakia

4. The Town Tower
● It is renaissance dominant of trinity squer
● It was built in 1574
● It is 57m high
● The baroque cupola bears the gilded statue of Virgin
Mary
● The bell are dating from 1692
● There is preserved sun-dial on the southern wall
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6. The Holy Trinity Sculptural Group
● Created in 1695
● The top of the 4 m pillar bears the sculptural groupof
the Holy trinity in the act of crowning Virgin Mary

7. st. Anna Church – Church of the
Ursulines
● The one- nave church has an oval ground plan – that
is very rare in Slovakia
● High Altar inside is the large painting – st.anna
tutoring virgin mary as a child and in other site is
chrits on the olive mountain
● Under Virgin Mary altar is a decorated tin coffin
containing the relics of the holy martys of Košice

9. St. Helen Church
● Dated from 14th century
● Later rebuilt in the baroque style
● The southern chapel has the oldest and only
preserved table altar in Slovakia

11. The Evangelical – Augsburg Church
● It is an atypical building
● It was built in 1924

12. John Baptist Cathedral
● Is the first early early-baroquebuilding in Slovakia
● It ranks among the most beautiful in Europe
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13. St. Nicolas Basilica
● Dominant of Trnava in gothic style built in 1380-1421

14. The Town Hall
● Is complex of buildings ranging in gothic and baroque
style
● It is decorated with italian stucco

15. The Theatre
● There is representative mirror hall

16. Theological and Philosophical faculties
● First faculties of the Trnava University dated from
1640
● Nowadays the complex accomodates the military
Archives

17. The medical Faculty
● Was built in 1770-1772
● Trnava University had been the seat of the Faculty of
Healt Care and Social Work

18. The Town Fortification
● Dates from 13th century
● It is made of bricks and it has 35 four storey towels
and 4 gates
● In origin it had protected town against turkish fights

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20. Other interesting places in Trnava

21. Other historical heritage

23. Trnava today

24. Thank you for attention
● We invitate you to visit out Town
● Trnava - Slovak Roma
● Made by Viktória Tolarovičová