Sunava: Educational Trail, Watershed and Culture | Ski Hotel
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Sunava can be explored via the “Náučný chodník 2” educational trail: The walking trail can be used in summer and winter and leads through easy terrain. It is 9.00 km long, has a stated elevation difference of 195 m above sea level, takes about 3 hours, and includes 6 stations.
Trails
In addition, route D7, designated as “CESTNÁ REKREA”, runs for 2.4 km between Štrba and Vyšná Šuňava. This places two differently described routes side by side: a longer educational trail with stations and a clearly named route between two places.
Water and Landscape
The Park dvoch morí in Vyšná Šuňava is a local monument connected with the Central European watershed. At the Park dvoch morí in Šuňava, this watershed divides the drainage into the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea.
The “Strecha dvoch morí” obelisk monument stands in a small park next to the church; this park is called Park dvoch morí. The monument was erected in the municipality in 2007 and represents a symbolic roof divided into two parts, illustrating the flow of water through depicted springs and rivers.
Church and History
The Church of St. Nicholas in Vyšná Šuňava is a Classicist church built in 1832. It has a single-nave interior, a straight-ended chancel, a sacristy attached on the north side, and a tower projecting from the west side. The main altar is late Baroque and dates from the end of the 18th century. It includes a statue of Saint Nicholas from the 19th century and was restored in 1887 and enhanced with acanthus ornamentation.
The Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity is considered Šuňava’s oldest building. According to the mayor, it was built by Jesuits in the 16th or 17th century on the boundary of the former municipal land areas of Nižná Šuňava and Vyšná Šuňava.
Folklore
The Šumiháj folklore group was officially founded in Vyšná Šuňava on the initiative of the ethnographer PhDr. Ján Olejník, CSc. It regularly performs at the Zamagurské folklórne slávnosti, as well as at various celebrations and events in the municipality and its immediate surroundings. The group maintains local customs and performs the stage programs “Regrútska odobierka”, “Svadba”, “Za chlebom”, “Fašiangy sa krátia”, “Ide jar”, “Na Ondreja” and “Nôty, moje nôty”.
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