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Holy Trinity Church, Podhradie
The Holy Trinity Church (Slovak language, Slovak: ''Kostol Najsvätejšej Trojice'') is a Roman Catholic church in Podhradie, Bratislava, Podhradie, a historical part of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia situated underneath the Bratislava Castle next to the Danube riverbank. Today, the church is located in the demolished and now re-developed area of Zuckermandel as one of the few remaining original buildings. The church is active and it serves as a filial church of the Parish of St. Martin. The church is sometimes confused with the Old Cathedral of Saint John of Matha and Saint Felix of Valois in Bratislava because of the similarity of Slovak names of both churches. History The church was constructed between 1734 and 1738 at the place of an older chapel. In 1713, an epidemic of Plague (disease), plague ended in Podhradie and as a result a wooden chapel was erected at the place of today's church in the same year. Later, it was replaced by a brick church building probably as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podhradie, Bratislava
Podhradie ( lat, Suburbium; german: Schlossgrund; hu, Pozsony-Várallya) is a historical part of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, situated around the Bratislava Castle hill. Today, it consists of the areas of Zuckermandel, Vydrica and the area above Židovská Street. Until the 13th century, Podhradie consisted of various settlements situated around the castle, outside of the Bratislava city walls with all land on the castle hill belonging to the castle. Zuckermandel and Vydrica were incorporated in 1848 as the 4. district of the city of Bratislava and from 1850 until its partial demolition in the half of 20th century it was called Mesto Márie Terézie (german: Theresienstadt; hu, Terézváros). Podhradie was considered to be the most beautiful and picturesque part of the city, traditionally inhabited by the city poor, it was known especially for its inns and prostitution. Most parts of Podhradie were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s due to the construction of transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
