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Jablonov nad Turňou - Gothic Church of the Holy Trinity

In the village’s central square, opposite the municipal office, stands the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity. The construction started in the 14th century, completed with a southern late-Gothic church chapel in 1500 which bears some similarities to the Barkoczi chapel in Rožňava. The sacristy and the side gallery were divided by a new ceiling during one of the reconstruction works. On the side gallery above the sacristy there is a late-Gothic cross vault and Gothic pillars are still visible on the sanctum’s closure. In 1556 Jablonov and the neighboring settlements fell victim to Turkish plundering. The Turks mounted numerous raids against the village and demanded ransom from municipalities to let them exist at all. They destroyed the church and its restoration had to wait until the end of the 17th century. It has been reconstructed in Baroque style which resulted in lowering the ceiling while preserving the original height of the walls. The original fragments of Gothic frescoes remained on the north and east side walls above the Baroque ceiling (currently the attic). Visits can be arranged through the pastoral office.

GPS: 48° 35′ 37.36″N  20° 40′ 20.735″E

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