Discover Púchov: Culture, Nature and Leisure

In Púchov, the history of the Púchov culture spans from the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD; its heyday was in the 1st century AD.

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Culture

The Župný dom is a Baroque-Classical building that Imrich Marczibányi commissioned at the end of the 18th century and that was originally used as a salt warehouse and administrative building. The Museum of Púchov Culture is located in the Župný dom. Its exhibition includes selected archaeological artefacts such as brooches, a neck-ring form, parts of axes, spears, a javelin, a knife, as well as smaller tools and implements.

The memorial parish house on Moravská ulica, built in 1904, was the place of work of Slovak poet and Evangelical pastor Vladimír Roy from 1911 to 1925; another memorial plaque commemorates Jan Amos Comenius’s stay in Púchov. The Evangelical church on Moravská ulica is a Neo-Gothic building from 1880 and contains a Renaissance altar from 1643. The Church of Svätá Helena is located in the surroundings of Púchov.

Cultural periods from the Stone Age to Roman times have been identified at Púchovská skala. The historic Púchov blue-printing workshop has been located in Púchov since 1898, after being moved there from Záriečie. The grounds of the Púchov blue-printing workshop were registered in 1988 as an immovable national cultural monument under number ÚZPF 10055/1. Modrý Dvor organises craft days for making blue printing.

Nature

The “Pamäť lesa” educational trail includes an information point with a lookout point, seating, a memorial stone and an information board. It was created to make the cultural and natural heritage more attractive to residents and visitors of the cross-border region.

Mount Dieľ is located in the immediate surroundings of Púchov; Mount Diel is also located in the immediate surroundings of Púchov, as is Mount Na Hladkým. Mount Huštie is located in the surroundings of Púchov.

Other places

Puchau, Belusa, Lazy Pod Makytou, Lednické Rovne, Klieština, Dolná Breznica, Dolné Kočkovce, Horovce, Kvašov, Lednica, Lysá Pod Makytou, Mojtín, Nimnica, Záriečie and Zubák

Leisure

The outdoor summer swimming pool in Púchov is available to the general public, the swimming club, holiday camps and sports training camps. The public facilities at the outdoor summer swimming pool in Púchov include a sunbathing lawn, a children’s playground, fitness equipment, snack stands and a children’s playhouse with a swing.

The skate park in Púchov is open to the public and features a quarter pipe, a bank ramp, a funbox with a grind box and a ledge.

Traditions

The regular Folklórny Púchov festival has been held in Púchov since 1982; the dance and singing performances are preceded each time by a procession through the town in traditional costumes. The Mikulášsky jarmok takes place on the first Saturday in December in Púchov’s pedestrian zone; its tradition began in 2004.

At the Púchovský jarmok, visitors could enjoy traditional lokše, sausages, sweet specialities and burčiak.

Mobility

Púchovský dráčik is a shared transport service for journeys within Púchov and its districts. It can be booked via mobile app or by telephone and uses a nine-seater vehicle that picks up passengers at a selected physical or virtual stop.

For the higher-level travel overview: Trenčín.