Rimavská Sobota District: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Rimavská Sobota District
The protected area near Pohanský hrad covers 224 hectares and is considered the most valuable area in the Gemer part of the Cerová vrchovina. It contains the remains of a Celtic stone wall and a rock settlement with 31 pseudokarst caves.
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Nature and Landscape
The mountains of Paláska, Magin Hrad, Bik and Kameň are located around Rimavská Sobota District. The 17-metre-high observation tower on Maginhrad offers views from Kráľova hoľa across the Rimava Valley to Hungary.
The Drienčanský kras educational trail is 7.54 kilometres long, has 15 stops and can be visited independently all year round. It passes through the protected Hikóriový porast area and then runs along the Teplý Vrch reservoir, on whose shore there is a birdwatching hide. The educational trail also passes through the protected karst area. The Malá drienčanská jaskyňa cave is open to the public, while the nearby Veľká drienčanská jaskyňa cave is closed to visitors because it is a wintering site for a bat colony.
The Kurinecká dubina educational trail is suitable for all age groups and offers easy hiking with little elevation gain. It is designed as a 4.55-kilometre circular route beginning and ending at the Kurinec bus stop; there is also a shorter variant of approximately 2.6 kilometres. A viewpoint and ten information panels provide information about the local nature, protected areas and changes in the landscape.
Other trails have their own focus: The Po stopách Maginhradu educational trail presents a local legend at twelve stops and is accompanied by a storyteller named Bedár. The Zvernica Teplý Vrch educational trail is 2,920 metres long and has eight stops where visitors can learn about fallow deer and mouflon, as well as the flora and fauna.
Water, Animals and Observation
Kurinec-Zelená voda offers swimming in the reservoir or in pools with drinking and geothermal water at 33 °C, as well as a children's pool, a water slide complex and sports fields. Boats, pedal boats and paddleboards are also available for hire on site.
The observatory in Rimavská Sobota has a publicly accessible astropark with planet models and an arboretum. In suitable weather, sunspots and the city panorama can be observed through telescopes. Sokoliarstvo Kanát presents 70 birds of prey, stages falconry demonstrations and enables visitors to come into direct contact with birds of prey.
History and Culture
The Gemersko-Malohontské Museum documents the natural and cultural heritage of the Gemer-Malohont region. It displays the Egyptian mummy of a woman named Tasheritnetiak from Abusír el-Melek; two permanent exhibitions are also open to the public there.
The remains of Hajnáčka Castle date from the 13th century and stand on a basalt rock above Hajnáčka. A marked route leads to the castle from the village square; a short footpath leads from the wooden castle gate to the castle rock. The well-maintained grounds feature multilingual information panels, wooden railings and steps carved into the rock.
The Gothic church in the Malé Teriakovce district has a painted wooden coffered ceiling, described as one of the oldest preserved ceilings in Slovakia. The restored water mill in Veľké Teriakovce is a national cultural monument and serves the public as a regional museum of agriculture, milling, baking and traditional crafts. It also houses a collection of Kyjatice toys, as well as a traditional Teriakove room and kitchen.
Regional Cuisine
Traditional dishes highlighted for visitors in Rimavská Sobota include gemerské guľky, halušky, potato pancakes, kapustníky and bryndzové pirohy.
Other Places
Other local pages in the destination: Večelkov, Nová Bašta, Studená, Klenovec, Lehota Nad Rimavicou, Gemerský Jablonec, Hnúšťa.
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