Discover Pozba: Pilgrimage, History and Landscape

The protected Tankošký cer tree is a 400-year-old Turkey oak (Quercus cerris). Its protection is based on its scientific and cultural significance. The landscape around Pozba is predominantly characterised by moderately to moderately strongly dissected lowland hills, whose elevations range from 156 to 253 metres. The figures therefore place two scales side by side: the individual protected tree and the elevation structure of the lowland hills. The tree and the relief thus represent two different landscape reference points within Pozba.

Pozba brings together different thematic perspectives: landscape and natural monument, local memory, sacred sites, early settlement history, architectural history and cycling. This separation makes it clear that the characteristics of the locality are not limited to a single type of outing or a single perspective in time. For travel planning, these details can therefore be considered according to different focuses: the natural monument and relief provide the landscape perspective, sacred sites and memory point to culture, while architectural history and cycling open up separate fields of interest.

Culture and Memory

A monument to the victims of the First and Second World Wars, erected in 1994, stands in the square in Pozba. The war memorial bears the engraved names of nine victims of the First World War and 22 fallen soldiers from the Second World War. A Jewish cemetery with marble tombstones has also been preserved in Pozba.

Pilgrimage

The Studnička Pozba pilgrimage site is dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. From May to the end of October, Holy Mass is regularly celebrated there every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. The chapel above the spring at Studnička Pozba was built in 1926 from donations by pilgrims.

The Calvary above the spring at Studnička Pozba comprises 15 images of the Stations of the Cross attached to the trees. The Studnička Pozba complex also includes a Lourdes grotto with a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. Opposite the chapel at Studnička Pozba stands a second chapel, built in 1914. The pilgrimage site lies in the triangle between the municipalities of Pozba, Bardoňovo and Dedinka.

The Past

Archaeological finds from the area around Pozba provide evidence of a Neolithic settlement of the Lengyel culture and an Eneolithic settlement with fluted pottery. The single-storey, rectangular railway station building in Pozba has remained almost in its original condition to this day. The Reformed Church in Pozba is the oldest monument in the municipality. It was built in 1785 in the Toleration Classicist style.

Cycling

The blue-marked cycling circuit 2102, “Veľký okruh mikroregiónu Termál”, is a moderately difficult SPORT MTB route with a length of 55.7 km.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Pozba, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions may be relevant details for making your own comparison. This accommodation information stands alongside the characteristics of the locality: pilgrimage, memorial culture, architectural history and cycling open up different thematic perspectives. The accommodation decision thus remains separate from the description of the sights, while the listed characteristics of the locality make the thematic focus of the trip apparent.

For the higher-level travel overview: Nové Zámky.