Nitra (German: Nyitra, German: Neutra) is a city located in the Nitra region, approximately 90 km east of the capital Bratislava. The Nitra river of the same name flows through it. The panorama of Nitra is made up of seven hills: from the north rises Zobor hill, Hradná skala, Vŕšok, Kalvária, Borina, Ľupka together with Martinský vrch. The first confirmed historical references are from the year 828. The planet (9543) Nitra is named after her. With a population of 77,610, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia.
At the moment there are no scheduled services at the
small Nitra airport near the village of Janíkovce south of the city.
The nearest scheduled airports are Bratislava (80 km west), Vienna
(135 km west) and Budapest (195 km south-east).
The
Nitra train station is located about 1.5 km south of the city center.
The route to Nitra is not electrified, so the town can only be reached
by slow regional trains.
There are train connections every two
hours with Hlohovec/Leopoldov (every two hours; travel time 50 minutes)
and Nové Zamky (45 minutes).
From the directions of Bratislava
and Trenčín you have to change trains in Leopoldov near Hlohovec. The
journey from Bratislava takes 1:45 hours (the fastest connection), from
Trnava 1:10 hours, from Trenčín about 2–2½ hours.
Coming from
Komárno or Budapest you have to change trains in Nové Zamky and it takes
a total of 1:25 hours (Komárno) or 2:40 hours (Budapest).
From
Vienna it takes at least 3:15 hours (change trains in Bratislava and
Leopoldov)
Nitra is on the E58, E552. The R1
expressway has been built like a highway between Trnava and Banská
Bystrica. In Trnava there is a connection to the D1 motorway.
Recommended exits from the R1 expressway:
Exit 39 Nitra západ and
further via the feeder road R1A to the center (coming from the west)
Exit 45 Nitra juh to the I/64 trunk road: Žilina - Topoľčany - Nitra -
Nové Zamky - Komárno
Exit 51 Nitra východ (coming from the east)
The 90 km journey from Bratislava takes about an hour. For the 165 km
from Vienna, a journey time of 1:45 to two hours is to be expected; it
is about the same distance from Budapest, but due to the lack of
motorway connections it takes more than two hours.
The city bus network is operated by Arriva Nitra. The network also
includes the neighboring municipalities of Branč, Ivanka pri Nitre,
Lužianky, Nitrianske Hrnčiarovce and Štitáre.
In the center there
is a small pedestrian zone, the best way to get around here is of course
on foot.
Development of names:
828 Nitraua
880 Nitra
1111 Nitria
1158 Nitra, Nitria
1198 Nithria, Nithria
1211 Nitria, Nitra
1214 Nitra
1223 Nitria, Nitra
Etymology: It is unclear whether the
name Nitra is Slavic. The original name, Nitrava, can also be from Kvad.
Nitra Castle, the dominant feature of the city, as the most famous
cultural monument. The castle complex consists of the cathedral,
bishop's palace, fortification walls and farm buildings. Confirmed
written reports about the castle come from the year 871, and records in
the Moorish Chronicle from the middle of the 11th century already
mention the Basilica of St. Emerám, which is still part of the castle
complex. From the 11th century, it was rebuilt in the 15th century and
modified in the Baroque period. Since 1962, the set of castle buildings
has been a national cultural monument.
Archaeological sites
Nitra - castle
Nitra – Zobor hill
Nitra – Martinský vrch
Nitra
- Cat Castle
Nitra – Lupka
Nitra – Šindolka
Roman Catholic Church
Basilica of St. Emeráma, the cathedral
church of the Diocese of Nitra
a complex of three temple buildings of
different ages:
– Romanesque church, 11th century, also called
Pribin's chapel
– Upper church, originally Gothic, 14th century
–
Lower church, 17th century
Nitra – Dolné Mesto parish
parish
church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, 19th century
Church of
All Saints, Kynek, 18th century
church of St. Cyril and Methodius,
Millers, 20th century
Piarist Church of St. Ladislav, 18th century
Nitra – Horné Mesto parish, the territory of the parish also includes
the Nitra Castle with the Cathedral of St. Emeráma
Parish Church of
St. Peter and Paul, 13th century
Nitra – Dolné Krškany parish
parish church of St. Andrew the Apostle, 18th century
Church of the
Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Horné Krškany, 13th century
Parish of
Nitra – Dražovce
parish church of St. František Xaverský, 19th
century
church of St. Michael the Archangel, 12th century
Nitra –
Chrenová parish
church of St. Martina
Nitra – Janíkovce parish
(the parish also includes the village of Čechynce)
Parish Church of
St. Peter and Paul
Nitra – Kalvária parish
Parish Church of the
Assumption of the Virgin Mary, 12th century
Nitra – Klokočina parish
parish church of St. Gorazda, ordained in 2007
Church of the
Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Párovské Háje
church of St. Urbana,
Čermáň, 18th century
Parish of Nitra – Zobor
parish church of St.
Urbana, 18th century
Greek Catholic Church
Nitra parish
church
of St. Štefan Kráľ, Párovce, 10th century
Evangelical Church
Nitra
Evangelical Church Choir
Church of the Holy Spirit, 1995
Reformed
Christian Church in Slovakia
Nitra Reformed Church Choir
Church of
the Reformed Christian Church, 1911
Defunct churches and monasteries
church of St. Martina, on Martinko Hill (Nitra – Chrenová), 9th – 11th
century, demolished in 1911
Abbey of St. Hyppolito na Zobor,
Benedictine monastery, ruins, 9th century,
The monastery and church
of the Kamaldus on Zobor, Zobor hill, the ruins of the church of St.
Jozef, 17th century.
ART Gallery
AKCENT small gallery
Nitra gallery
Ján Plesník
Exhibition Hall
Libraries
Regional library of Karol Kmeťka in
Nitra
Slovak Agricultural Library at SPU in Nitra
UKF University
Library in Nitra
Library of the Priestly Seminary in Nitra
Diocesan library
Theaters
There are 2 theaters in Nitra,
namely the Andrej Bagar Theater (DAB) and the Karol Spišák Old Theater
(the original puppet theater). The beginnings of theatrical art in Nitra
date back to 1883, when the first Nitra theater was built. It stood on
the site of today, but during the Second World War it was destroyed and
the theater played in temporary premises until 1992, when the new
building on Svätopluk Square was completed. The name Divadlo Andreja
Bagar has been carried by the Nitra theater since 1979. It was named
after the important Slovak actor and director - Andrej Bagar.
Diocesan Museum of Nitra
Mission Museum
Ponitrian Museum Nitra
Slovak Agricultural Museum in Nitra
CINE-MAX Nitra
Mlyny Cinemas
Klokočinský yarmok - Every year, on the last weekend of the summer
holidays, a three-day relaxing event called Klokočinský yarmok takes
place in the Nitra settlement Klokočina, which includes various
merry-go-rounds, adrenaline attractions and buffets with refreshments,
as well as various musical concerts and a farewell fireworks display on
the last day of the event. .
Divadelná Nitra – an event organized in
cooperation with the Andrej Bagar Theatre
Slime
Nitra university
days
Nitra cultural summer
Cyril-Method celebrations
Christmas
town (Christmas markets)
Nitra, dear Nitra
Night of museums and
galleries
Nitra musical spring
Nitra musical autumn
Bažant
cinematographer
The city is located in the Podunajska uplands, on the Nitra river at the southern edge of the Tribeč mountain range. To the north of the city rises Zobor hill with a transmitter and several viewing terraces. The town has long been a crossroads of roads from the west (R1 from Trnava and II/513 from Hlohovec), north (I/64 from Topoľčian and II/593 from Partizánské), east (R1 and I/65 from Zlaté Moraviec and I/51 from Vrábieľ ) and the south (I/64 from Nové Zámki and II/562 from Šala). The railway lines Nové Zámky – Prievidza and Leopoldov – Kozárovce cross near the town. Trnava lies 47 km west, Topoľčany 35 km north, Zlaté Moravce 29 km east and Nové Zámky 37 km south. Bratislava is located 87 km southwest and is connected to Nitra by an expressway.
Urban districts
: Čermáň, Diely, Dolné Krškany, Dražovce,
Horné Krškany, Chrenová, Janíkovce, Klokočina, Kynek, Mlynárce,
Párovské Haje, Staré mesto, Zobor
Housing estates
Diely,
Chrenová, Klokočina, Párovce
Settlements
Jurský dvor,
Lukov Dvor, Mikova Ves, Orechov Dvor
Watercourses
River
Nitra
Tributaries: Dobrotka, Selenec and Radošinka
Little
Nitra arm
Nitra is a city of extraordinary historical importance. The
beginnings of its settlement date back to prehistoric times, as
documented by numerous archaeological finds in the city. Already 30,000
years ago, it was a densely populated area. Settlements of the first
peasant inhabitants were already on the territory of the city almost
6,000 years ago.
The remains of Hradisko Zobor - a national
cultural monument - have been preserved from the period 3000 years ago.
It is bordered by an embankment almost 2 km long and 7 m high in places.
The emergence of the castle is connected with the people of Lusatian
culture.
The area of today's Nitra was an important center of the
Celts (already several centuries before our era), later of the Germans
and finally of the Slavs. Old Slovenian Nitra was not only an early
feudal town, but also an important political, economic and cultural
center of the Great Moravian Slovenes. It was the seat of the first
known rulers of today's Slovakia - the Germanic tribes of the Kváds
(around 396 AD, disputed) and from the 8th century to 1108 the seat of
the Principality of Nitra.
Excavations of richly equipped burials
date back to the 9th century. An archaeological survey documented the
existence of several Romanesque church buildings.
In the first
third of the 9th century, Prince Pribina resided here, the city was then
one of the centers of Great Moravia. The Nitra agglomeration was larger
than today's city during the Great Moravian and Upper Moravian periods.
Nitra is home to the first known Christian church in Central and Eastern
Europe, which was built in 828. Nitra was the seat of the first diocese
(since 880). The castles were surrounded by extensive earthen ramparts,
often combined with stone walls and various wooden structures.
Individual forts probably had different functions – organizational and
administrative centers or craft centers, but also refuges in times of
unrest. It was on one of them, most likely on the castle hill, that
Nitra region was already ruled by Rastislav Svätopluk. In the early
Middle Ages, the city experienced its heyday during the reign of
Svätopluk, who was the prince of Nitra from about 850 to 871 and then
the ruler of Great Moravia until 894. During his reign, Nitra also
consisted of five fortified settlements and twenty marketplaces, which
testifies to its importance.
Between the 9th and 10th centuries,
several churches already stood in Nitra and its surroundings: Nitriansky
hrad, Párovce, Nitrianska Blatnica, Lupka, Zobor and Kostoľany pod
Tribečom. Beyond the city limits were other Great Moravian settlements –
Chrenová, Lupka, Branč, Vráble and Zlaté Moravce. Saints Cyril and
Methodius, the creators of the Glagolitic alphabet (the predecessor of
the Cyrillic alphabet), actively participated in the development of the
church. The basilica that was discovered under the Nitrian Castle is
perhaps the first Christian church of the Western and Eastern Slavs from
828. After the demise of Great Moravia, the city of Nitra and the
Nitrian Castle were gradually subject to conquest, systematic ruination
in wars and anti-Habsburg estate uprisings.
From the end of the
10th century (except 1001 – 1030) the city belonged to the Arpád family,
around 1083 or 1100 the Bishopric of Nitra was restored. In 1248, Nitra
became a royal city, but forty years later, the king donated the city
and the castle to the bishops of Nitra. The transformation of Nitra from
a royal city to a feudal city had far-reaching consequences. The city
fell into a lower legal category, but as a bishop's seat and an
important castle, it continued to be an important center.
In
1633/34, it was occupied by the Turks during their conquests.
From the middle of the 18th century, Nitra was spared military
hardships, which enabled the restoration of the city and the renovation
of the castle, especially the cathedral.
As a result of building
development, the population exceeded 10,000 in the 19th century and
administration became more complex. In 1873, Nitra became a city with an
established municipality headed by a mayor and numerous municipal
councils. The further development of the city was strongly influenced by
two world wars. In the new Czecho-Slovak Republic, Nitra became the
county seat. After the Second World War, there was a period of turbulent
construction development, during which many architectural monuments were
destroyed and Nitra lost its Jewish city for good. However, Nitra
acquired many schools, scientific and cultural institutions and became
the center of Slovak agricultural education, science and production.
On Monday, March 26, 1945, at 8:15 a.m. in the morning, the alarm sirens announced an air raid on Nitra. A few minutes later, Russian fighter jets penetrated over the Nitra, which fired at the anti-aircraft batteries with onboard weapons until they were completely neutralized. Shortly thereafter, three waves of Pe-2 bombers (42 units) arrived and began bombing the city. They dropped 166 bombs on Nitra. Fighters fired at everything that moved. Allegedly, the aim of the bombing was to attack part of the barracks and Párovce. However, the bombs also hit Farská, Kupecká and the then Hlavná streets, today Štefániková class and the area in front of the main post office, the theater and the market, Podhradie and the provost building. The result was the massacre of the defenseless crowd, including children. 345 mostly civilians were killed. On this day, a fair was held in Nitra, so the streets of the city were full of people. Among the victims were only 13 soldiers - 8 soldiers of the Slovak army and 5 soldiers of the Wehrmacht, the other victims were civilians: residents of Nitra, passing refugees and cross-country visitors to the pre-Easter market from the surrounding villages. 48 buildings were destroyed, 289 buildings were heavily damaged by bombs and 430 buildings were less damaged. The question of who and why ordered the bombing of Nitra, when the German army was not there at the time, remains unanswered. The archival service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation refused to provide any information after 1991.
Television regional news:
TV Central
TV Nitrička
Media
center FF UKF in Nitra
Nitra 4ever
Regional radio stations
broadcasting from Nitra:
Radio Max
Radio One
Radio Plus
Newspaper regional coverage:
Real estate newspaper
MY newspaper
Sorry
Nitra Echo
Nitra newspaper
Nitra Okhlas
Nitra-Zlatomoravecko
Correspondent
Regional newspaper
Sometimes
bad weather
Internet regional news:
Nitralive
Nitra 24
Patriot
My Nitra
NitraDen
Nitra 4ever
Football - club FC Nitra has been playing again in the Corgoň League
since 2005, where in the 2007/2008 season under the leadership of Pavel
Hapal, they won a historic 3rd place.
Hockey - club HK Nitra plays in
the Tipsport extra league, where in the 2005/2006 season it became the
winner of the regular part and took the final 3rd place in the
play-offs, in the 2015/2016 season it became the winner of the play-offs
and took 1st place.
HBK Nitrianski rytieri Nitra hockey club was
founded in 2010. It plays in the men's Slovak hockey extra league. In
the years 2010-2015, HBK Nitrianski rytieri Nitra were the champions of
Slovakia 5 times. In 2013, 2014 and 2015, HBK Nitrianski Knights of
Nitra won the Czechoslovak Super Cup in hockey. In 2015, HBK Nitrianski
rytieri Nitra had one of their biggest successes within reach. However,
at the Club World Cup 2015, which was played on the sideline of the
winter stadium in Nitra, they lost to the Oberwil Rebels 2:3 in the
final and took the final 2nd place.
Basketball – the club EDYMAX SPU
Nitra plays in the Slovak basketball extra league. where in the seasons
2005/2006, 2008/2009 he won the title of champion of the Slovak
Republic, always under the guidance of coach Dr. Ľubomír Urban.
American football – Club Nitra Knights. The club was founded in 1997 and
is among the oldest clubs in this sport in Slovakia.
Golf – the RED
OAK Golf Club golf course near Nitra with an 18-hole golf resort
Athletics – athletics includes the clubs AC Stavbár Nitra and ŠK ŠOG
Nitra. The clubs were founded after the dissolution of the ŠK AC ŠOG
Nitra club
Wrestling - clubs TJ AC Nitra and ZK Corgoň Nitra
Darts
- Dart club Nitra - its Extraliga team Garmond Nitra is the current
(2020/2021) Champion of Slovakia in team steel darts.
Nitra Winter Stadium (NITRA ARENA)
Hockey hall Klokočina
Football stadium
Tennis courts Chrenová
Green Club Nitra
TCN
Nitra
City bath Nitra
Summer swimming pool
Slovak University of
Agriculture in Nitra
University of Konstantin Filofoz Nitra
Gymnasium, Párovská 1, Nitra
City hall
Athletic stadium
Nitra
Sports Gymnasium, Slančíková 2
Dart game in Palace bowling in ZOC MAX
RED OAK Golf Club, Golfova 1 Nira-Lužianky
Important companies
Agrokomplex-Výstavisko Nitra (subsidized
organization)
Cety Nitra, Groupe Colas
Oil Slovakia (known under
the brand name Aral)
Parapetrol
Plastic
Grease industry Nitra
DYNAMICS
Nitra wine
Foxconn Electronics
Visteon
ICS
Industrial Cables Slovakia
Giesecke & Devrient
ELEKTROMAT Nitra
M-Trade Slovakia
G-U Slovakia
SEBN Slovakia (formerly Volkswagen
Slovakia a.s.)
Aeropro s.r.o.
Muehlbauer Technologies s.r.o.
Tino Vision
MrCode s.r.o.
Jaguar Land Rover
rail transport
There is one main railway station and 5 railway
stops in Nitra (Dolné Krškany, Dražovce, Mlynárce and Nitra stop). In
2016, the reconstruction and electrification of line 141 in the section
Leopoldov – Lužianky and line 140 in the section Lužianky – Šurany,
which also includes the section through the city of Nitra, was planned,
but its implementation was postponed.
The narrow-gauge Nitrian
Field Railway has been operating in the grounds of the Agrokomplex
Exhibition Center and the Slovak Agricultural Museum since 1985.
Traffic
Two main European roads E58 and E571 and three first-class
roads 51, 64 and 65 pass through the city. In 2011, the long-awaited
section of the R1 expressway was opened together with the Nitra bypass,
which connected Nitra with cities such as Bratislava, Trnava, Zvolen and
Banská Bystrica. In 2020, the construction of the R8 expressway, which
will connect Nitra, R1 and R2 (Topoľčany, Bánovce nad Bebravou, Trenčín,
Partizánske and Prievidza), is to begin.
City transport
Public
transport (public transport) is highly developed, providing a high level
of connection between the city center, city districts, industrial areas,
but also surrounding municipalities (28 lines). From 2022, only modern
wheelchair accessible vehicles with air conditioning will operate in
Nitra. Transport is provided by the French company Transdev.
Cycling transport
There are currently 12 km of cycling routes built
in Nitra, the longest of which is on the embankment around the Nitra
River. In the future, it is planned to extend the existing network to 28
km, which would enable the expansion of such ecological transport.
Air Transport
There is an airport of regional significance in the
Janíkovce district, where Aeroklub Nitra is also based.
Preschool education
Kindergartens: Alexy, Bazovský, Beethovenov,
Belopotocký, Benkov, Čajkovský, Dolnočermánská, Hospodárska, Ľ. Okánika,
Mostná, Nábrežie mládeje (class for children with mental disabilities),
Novomeského, Okružná, Piaristická (class for children with visual
impairments), Platanová, Rázusova, Staromlynská, Štefánikova, Štiavnická
(class for children with hearing and speech impairments), T Vansovéj,
Topoľová, Za Humnami, Zvolenská, Golianova, Párovská
Primary
schools
Piaristicka Elementary School Sv. Jozef Kalazanský,
Piaristická 6
ZŠ Beethovenova 1
ZŠ Benkova 34
ZŠ Cabajská 2
ZŠ Fatranská 14
Elementary school Knieža Pribina, Andrej Šulgan 1
Elementary School Kráľa Svätopluk, Drážovská 6
ZŠ Krčméryho 2
ZŠ
Na Hôrke 30
ZŠ Nábrežie Mládeže 5
ZŠ Novozámocká 129
Elementary
School Sv. Gorazda, Dlhá 78
Elementary School Sv. Marko, Petzwalova 1
Elementary School Sv. Svorada and Benedikta, Farská 43
ZŠ Topoľová 8
ZŠ Tulipánová 1
Primary school Sčašneho 22
ZŠ Škultétyho 1
Elementary art school of Jozef Rosinski, Vajanského 1
High
schools
Gymnasium Párovská 1
Golianova 68 Gymnasium
Gymnasium
Sv. Cyril and Methodius, Farská 19
Hotel Academy, Slančíková 2
Business Academy, Bolečkova 2
Piaristic high school St. Jozef
Kalazanský, Piaristická 6
Secondary Vocational School Cintorínska 4
Secondary Vocational School Nábrežie Mládeže 1
Levická 40 secondary
vocational school
Private secondary vocational school polytechnic DSA
Nitra, Novozámocká 220
Secondary vocational school of food, Cabajská
6
Secondary vocational veterinary school, Dražovská 14
Secondary
agricultural school Dražovská 14
Fraň Kráľ Secondary Industrial
School 20
Secondary industrial school of food, Slančíková 2
Secondary industrial school of construction, Cabajská 4
Secondary
health school, Farská 23
Private conservatory of Krčméry 2
Private
secondary vocational school ANIMUS, Levická 40
Private secondary art
school of Škultéty 1
Sports gymnasium, Slančíková 2
Universities
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Constantine
the Philosopher University in Nitra
Roman Catholic Cyril-Method
Faculty of Theology of the Comenius University in Bratislava
Nitra Faculty Hospital
Specialized hospital of St. Svorada
Polyclinic Klokočina
Polyclinic Chrenová
Polyclinic Párovce
ProCare clinic
the Regional Office of Public Health is located here.
The atmosphere
The air in Nitra is among the moderately polluted
in Slovakia. The origin is mainly industry, although its ecological
impact has decreased in recent years. Problematic and excessive values
are mainly reached by oxides of nitrogen, carbon and sulfur and the
so-called solid particles.
Water
The whole city is connected
to drinking water through 3 sources: the Ponitrian group water supply,
the Jelka - Galanta - Nitra group water supply and the separate Dražovce
source. The water is of satisfactory quality.
The Nitra river
flowing through the city is one of the most polluted European rivers. It
is mainly a consequence of industrial activity along its entire course.
Fishing in it is also not recommended. In 2006, a modern wastewater
treatment plant was launched in the city, which significantly limits the
pollution of the river by wastewater from the city.
Waste
Management
Municipal (so-called mixed) waste and several types of
separated waste are considered within the city. These include:
plastics
paper
glass
aluminum packaging - together with
plastics in yellow containers
bio-waste - brown small-volume
containers, exclusively in family houses
other separable waste such
as electrical waste, construction waste, metals, etc. – only collection
yards
clothes - special containers operated by HUMANA
Typical
are large-volume 1100-liter containers, which are distributed throughout
the city and are adapted to the collected commodity according to their
color. Family houses have their own small-volume 120-liter containers
for mixed waste, or also for bio-waste. Color-coded bags intended for
collection at specified times are used for separated waste, or also
stands with large-volume containers. Twice a year, a large-volume
container designed for the collection of large-volume waste is placed in
each city district.
New since 2014 are underground containers.
There are currently 21 stations in operation and their expansion is
planned in the future. Compared to classic containers, such stands take
up less space and are more suitable from a hygienic point of view.
Online monitoring of their filling is also built-in, which makes
emptying them more efficient.
Collection is carried out by the
company Nitrianske komunalne služby, s.r.o. The share of separated waste
in total waste has an increasing tendency.
Pribina – Nitrian prince
Saint Svorad, patron saint of Nitra (born
in the 10th century - died around 1032, is buried in Nitra
Ivan
Kamenec, historian and university teacher
Juraj Dolinský, Roman
Catholic priest, church historian
prof. Imrich Točka, writer,
regional historian, numismatist, campanologist, rescuer of cultural
monuments, laureate of the City of Nitra Award in 2016
Chaim Michael
Dov Weissmandl (1903 – 1957) rabbi who became famous for his efforts to
save Jews in Slovakia during the Holocaust
Július Bártfay, academic
sculptor
Jozef Dóczy, actor
Dionyz Kubík, poet
Anna Martvoňová,
(Hornungová), opera singer
Eva Pavlíková, actress
Daniela
Šinkorová, actress
Emil Horváth, actor and theater director
Peter
Kočiš, actor and presenter
Mário "Kuly" Kollár, singer of the band
Desmod
Michal Gučík, actor and entrepreneur
Peter Hrivňák, singer
of the band Horkýže Slíže
Róbert Jakab, actor
Ján Baláž, singer
and musician
Michal Hipp, football coach
Juraj Kolník, hockey
player
Branislav Mezei, hockey player
Štefan Ružička, hockey
player
Matej Tóth, athlete, gold medalist from the 2016 Summer
Olympics in the 50 km walk
Boris Valábik, hockey player
Ľubomír
Moravčík, former football representative
Miroslav Stoch, football
player
Jozef Stümpel, hockey player
Zuzana Štefečeková, shooter,
silver medalist from the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
RNDr.
František Mikloško, mathematician and politician
Jozef Stank, former
Minister of Defense and Head of the Office of the President
Gustáv
Slámečka, Czech Minister of Transport, politician
Marcel Horniak,
Roman Catholic priest, Salesian, religious columnist, sufferer for the
faith - dissident
Ernest Horniak, Roman Catholic priest, Salesian,
sufferer for the faith - dissident