Martin-the second haff of 19. century. A hundred years later there lived almost eight thousand people

Beautiful original frescos from 14. century are inside.

• the first written mention: 1284 - Martin - as - "Villa Sancti Martini" was mentioned in the document of hungarian monarch Belo IV 

• the 15. century was very busy in the region: there were three strong earthquakes during 10 years and plague

• the City of Martin took leading role in cultural history of the Slovaks in 19. century. It became a seat of several newspapers and magazines, museums and nation-wide associations.

The oldest building in Martin is Romanesque church dedicated to St. Martin de Tours. It comes from the half of 13. century. Church is a part of the third stage pedestrian zone re-building, which will be realized during close future. 

Historical building of theatre comes from the beginning of 20-th century. Several years ago there was built also modern studio nearby.

There is open air museum, named Museum of the Slovak Village, which documents the way of life of our great grand-parents two hundred years ago.

There are several manor and castle ruins in the surrounding of Martin, where you really can see a ghost...

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