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Pieštany Sprievodca Zaujímavostami Guide to Local Attractions Sehenswürdigkeiten in Und Um Pieštany 12 REVUE PIEŠTANY SPRIEVODCA ZAUJÍMAVOSTAMI GUIDE TO LOCAL ATTRACTIONS SEHENSWÜRDIGKEITEN IN UND UM PIEŠTANY 12 14 15 13 13 10 3 2 4 10 1 9 5 6 7 8 * foto a text organizátor 12 14 15 13 13 10 3 2 4 10 1 9 5 6 7 8 Vážení občania Dear citizens Sehr geehrte Bewohner a návštevníci and visitors of Piešťany, und Besucher von Piešťany, Piešťan, I am very happy to share a few words with you in this ich freue mich, Sie mit dieser Broschüre begrüßen zu promotional material that also offers a variety of interesting dürfen, in der Sie eine Vielzahl interessanter Informationen som veľmi rád, že sa vám information to help you navigate our beautiful spa town. finden werden, welche Ihnen helfen, sich in unserem môžem prihovoriť z nové- Piešťany is a historic, natural, cultural and sports gem wunderschönen Kurort besser orientieren zu können. ho propagačného materiálu, Piešťany ist nicht nur ein historisches, naturverbundenes, not only in Slovakia but, if you do not mind me saying v ktorom nájdete množstvo kulturelles und sportliches Juwel auf der Karte der zaujímavých informácií, ktoré vám pomôžu lepšie sa so, in the world. Amazing buildings, manicured parks, Slowakei sondern auch, wie ich mit Sicherheit behaupten orientovať v našom prekrásnom kúpeľnom meste. multipurpose facilities and sports grounds, along with a kann, auf der gesamten Weltkarte. Schöne Gebäude, gut Piešťany sú historickým, prírodným, ale aj kultúrnym wide variety of free-time activities is what we are rightfully erhaltene Parks, Mehrzweckareale und Sportplätze und a športovým skvostom nielen na mape Slovenska, ale proud of and what makes Piešťany a town loved by all, auch eine reichhaltige Auswahl an Möglichkeiten, seine dovolím si tvrdiť, že aj na mape sveta. Prekrásne budovy, udržiavané parky, viacúčelové areály aj športoviská, ale aj locals and visitors alike. Freizeit zu verbringen – das ist worauf wir mit Recht stolz nesmierne bohaté možnosti trávenia voľného času, to je This brochure is not only a guide for tourists that helps sind und was aus Piešťany eine Stadt macht, welche von to, na čo sme právom hrdí a čo z Piešťan robí miesto, ktoré them discover the beauty of our lovely town, but also a ihren Bewohnern und auch den Besuchern geliebt wird. milujú domáci, ale aj návštevníci. review of the best and most beautiful our town has to offer. Diese Broschüre ist nicht nur ein Leitfaden für Touristen, Publikácia je nielen sprievodcom pre turistov, ktorí vďaka welche dank ihr die wunderschönen Ecken unseres nej objavia prekrásne zákutia nášho malebného mestečka, märchenhaften Städtchens entdecken, sondern auch eine ale aj prehliadkou toho najkrajšieho čo v našom meste Übersicht der sehenswertesten und schönsten Dinge und máme. Orte, die unsere Stadt zu bieten hat. Miloš Tamajka, primátor mesta Piešťany Miloš Tamajka, Mayor of Piešťany Miloš Tamajka, Bürgermeister der Stadt Piešťany Vitajte v Piešťanoch! Welcome to Piešťany! Willkommen in Piešťany! Výborná poloha, ľahká dostupnosť, bohaté tradície Excellent location, easy travel, and a treasure trove of spa Die hervorragende Lage, die leichte Erreichbarkeit, die kúpeľníctva a cestovného ruchu s ideálnymi možnosťami care and tourism traditions along with ideal conditions for reichhaltige Bäder-Tradition und der Tourismus mit idealen Möglichkeiten der Erholung und Rehabilitation recreation and spa treatments make the thirty-thousand rekreácie a kúpeľnej liečby robia z tridsaťtisícového machen aus dem 30.000 Einwohner Städtchen Piešťany strong town of Piešťany an attractive and sought-after mestečka Piešťany atraktívne a neustále vyhľadávané einen attraktiven und immerwährend aufgesuchten Ort. destination. miesto. Piešťany liegt im Südwesten der Slowakei auf einer Piešťany lies in southwestern Slovakia at an altitude of 162 Piešťany ležia v juhozápadnej časti Slovenska v nadmorskej Seehöhe von 162 Meter, umrahmt von zwei Gebirgen – meters, nestled in the foothills of two mountain ranges, the den Kleinen Karpaten und dem Považský Inovec. Der výške 162 m, v náručí dvoch pohorí – Malých Karpát a Little Carpathians and Považský Inovec, with the winding Fluss Váh schlängelt sich tiefblau mittendurch das Gebiet, Považského Inovca, s vinúcou sa modrou stuhou najdlhšej ribbon of the longest river in Slovakia, the River Váh, drawing welches ein angenehmes Kontinentalklima hat und nur 86 slovenskej rieky Váh, majú príjemnú vnútrozemskú klímu its outline along its eastern border. The town has a pleasant km von Bratislava entfernt liegt. a od hlavného mesta Bratislavy sú vzdialené len 86 km. continental climate and is within easy driving distance (86 Den größten Boom verbindet Piešťany mit der Familie Najväčší rozkvet Piešťan je spätý s rodinou Winterovcov, km) of the Slovak capital of Bratislava. The greatest boom of Winter, welche hinter dem Ausbau der bedeutendsten the town of Piešťany is closely tied to the Winter family that Thermengebäude, Brücken und auch kultureller ktorá stála za výstavbou najvýznamnejších liečebných backed the construction of the most prominent spa hotels Einrichtungen steht. Die massiven Thermal- und domov, mostov či kultúrnych zariadení. Výdatné termálne and facilities, bridges, and cultural and social centers. Mineralquellen und das Schwefelschlammbad wurden a minerálne pramene a sírne bahno sa stali základom The plentiful thermal and mineral springs and sulfuric die Grundlage für die Heilung von Rheuma, Krankheiten des Bewegungsapparates, Nervenkrankheiten und liečby reumatizmu, chorôb pohybového ústrojenstva, mud became the cornerstone for treating rheumatism, posttraumatischer Erkrankungen und haben Piešťany zu nervových chorôb a poúrazových stavov a urobili z disorders of the musculoskeletal system, neural disorders, einem viel besuchten Kurort gemacht. Piešťan vyhľadávané kúpeľné mesto. Piešťany však neťažia and posttraumatic conditions, and turned Piešťany into Piešťany zährt nicht nur von der Kur- und Thermal- len z tradície kúpeľníctva. Nepochybne sú aj významným a sought-after spa destination. As much as spa care is Tradition - es ist auch ein bedeutendes kulturelles, centrom kultúry, športu a turistiky. Obtokové rameno essential to its history, Piešťany is not based solely on this Sport- und Touristik-Zentrum geworden. Das umgebende tradition. It is also an important cultural, sport and tourist Váhu je biotopom mnohých vzácnych druhov rastlín a Gebiet des Flusses Váh bietet ebenfalls verschiedensten center. The bypass channel of the River Váh is the hope of Pflanzen- und Tierarten einen idealen Lebensraum. živočíchov. Návštevník by nemal opomenúť ani chránený many rare species of both fauna and flora. Visitors should Der Besucher sollte aber auch nicht das geschützte Areal areál Sĺňava, nachádzajúci sa v južnej časti mesta, či ako also not forget the Sĺňava Protected Area in the southern part Sĺňava, welches sich im Süden der Stadt befindet, oder z rozprávky vystrihnutý Vtáčí ostrov. Pozornosti určite of town and the Bird Island (Vtáčí ostrov), a location straight aber auch die märchenhafte Vogel-Insel übersehen. neuniknú ani každoročne organizované zaujímavé kultúrne out of a fairytale. The vast number of annually occurring Des Weiteren finden in Piešťany jährlich verschiedenste Kulturereignisse, wie z.B. die Eröffnung der Bädersaison, podujatia ako Otvorenie letnej kúpeľnej sezóny, Music cultural events, such as the Opening of the Spa Season, das Musikfestival Piešťany, die Blumenausstellung festival Piešťany, výstava kvetov Victoria Regia, divadelné Music Festival Piešťany, Victoria Regia Flower Show, and the Piešťanské Rendezvous theatrical gathering, deserve „Victoria Regia“ oder aber auch das Theater-Treffen stretnutie Piešťanské rendezvous a mnoho ďalších.. „Piešťanské Rendezvous“, statt. their share of attention as well. 2 Cour salon - KULTÚRNE PAMIATKY Kúpeľná dvorana, Beethovenova 5 Impozantná jednoposchodová rozložitá budova PIEŠŤANY situovaná v mestskom parku oproti Grandhotelu Royal (Hotelu Slovan). Keď si v roku 1889 prenajal kúpele Piešťany Alexander Winter, uvedomil si, že ak chce do SIGHTS WORTH SEEING IN PIEŠŤANY Piešťan pritiahnuť významných a bohatých kúpeľných KULTURDENKMÄLER IN PIEŠŤANY hostí, musí im poskytnúť pohodlie a možnosti zábavy. Preto prvou budovou, ktorú dal v Piešťanoch postaviť bola polyfunkčná Kúpeľná dvorana. Hlavný priestor Hotel nárožný Thermae”, published in 1642. Originally, what is budovy tvorí monumentálna sála s dodnes zachovanou 1 now known as downtown Piešťany used to be an (Cour hotel, Kurhotel) pôvodnou bohatou výzdobou. Dnes tu okrem iného sídli independent village that went by the name Teplice i Balneologické múzeum. v minulosti aj riaditeľstvo Slovenských and the hotel stood in its center. The hotel was altered liečebných kúpeľov Piešťany, a. s., Winterova 29 several times and its current appearance is the result 2 Cour salon - Spa Resort Hall Pôvodne ubytovací hostinec pre bohatých kúpeľných hostí, of a modification done at the end of the 19th century. Beethovenova 5 jedna z najstarších zachovaných budov v Piešťanoch. For a period of time, the building also served as the Spomína ju už básnik Adam Trajan z Benešova v latinskej headquarters of Health Spa Piešťany. Kursalon is an imposing sprawling one-story building oslavnej básni „Saluberrimae Pistinienses Thermae“ situated in the municipal park across from Grandhotel vydanej v roku 1642. Pôvodne centrum dnešných Piešťan 1 Hotel nárožný (Das Kurhotel), Royal (Hotel Slovan). When Alexander Winter leased the tvorilo samostatnú kúpeľnú osadu Teplice. Hostinec war in der Vergangenheit auch der
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