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Prírodné, Kultúrno-Historické Zaujímavosti a Turistické Možnosti prírodné, kultúrno-historické zaujímavosti a turistické možnosti MIROSLAV BURAĽ STAKČÍN prírodné, kultúrno-historické zaujímavosti a turistické možnosti (s anglickým a nemeckým resumé) 1. vydanie Autor: © Ing. Miroslav Buraľ, [email protected] Fotografie: farebné: © Ing. Miroslav Buraľ, Miroslav Bober (letecké snímky) čiernobiele: © Mária Boberová, Ing. Miroslav Buraľ, Mikuláš Čornanič, Magdaléna Dydziková, Mitr. prot. Mgr. Ján Gliganič, CSc., Ema Hrehová, Hedviga Kačurová, Mikuláš Kapráľ (Radovčík) (), Róbert Kunc, Ema Kurilová, Ing. Miroslav Minčič Jazyková úprava: © Mgr. Iveta Buraľová Preklad do anglického jazyka: © Mgr. Zuzana Bartušová Preklad do nemeckého jazyka: © Mgr. Jana Boberová Grafika a tlač: Elinor - Snina ISBN 987 - 80 - 969906 - 7 - 2 Publikáciu vydala Obec Stakčín v roku 2009 Drevenice (vľavo) a krčma (vpravo) na Duchnovičovej ulici pri vysutej lávke (1914). 64 Sumar Stakčín – village, which has 2 427 when a post office was established within inhabitans (to the date 31.12.2008), the present District of Snina. In 20th is situated in the north-eastern part of century Stakčín was a direct scene of the Slovakia in a district of Snina. It’s one three war fights – the World War I, the from the oldest and the biggest villages Little War and the World War II. Many on the territory of Upper Zemplin. First military cemeteries and monuments sited written record of its existence dates from here document this war history. 1317. First inhabitants were Ruthenians, First inhabitans belong to an who came in this village during so-called Orthodox-Catholic Eastern Church Valachian colonization of this region. ceremony, then after so-called Uzhorod There are several legends about the origin union turned to the Greek-Catholic of Stakčín. The most famous is story Eastern Church ceremony. From the half about white duke and white duchess, of 19th century inhabitans belong to the which is pictured in the crest of the Roman-Catholic religion were on the village. First stakeholders were the family increase. All three religious communities of Peteň, after them the well-know family mentioned above have separated of Drugeth. The last one were the family parishes and churches independent each of Wenckheim up to 1946. from others. Numerous Jewish religious Agriculture was a traditional way of community existed in the village in life in the village for centuries. The squire past times as well. Nowadays various built a manor house here, moreover nationalities live together in Stakčín, there watermill, water-sawmill, distillery and are Slovakians, Ruthenians, Ukrainians, glassworks were situated in the village. Gypsies and the descendets of Polish The building of a railway truck, which was families. finished in 1912 and the construction of a The education and the culture started steam saw were reasons for the beginning to develop in the half of 19th century. The of industrial development in this region culture enjoyed the biggest boom in the at the time of turn from19th to 20th half of 19th century, at the beginning of century. 20th century and after the Second World Stakčín lay on an important crossroad War. The folklore festival is regulary of a trade connections running between event, which is organized every year. south to north and east to west in past Stakčín has its own folkloric groups. Up times. The trade stone road called Porta to the present the most popular sport Rusica was important particularly, which allways has been a football. The history led through Ruske Sedlo (Russian of the football has started to write in the Saddle) to Halič. In 1777 – 1876 Stakčín village in 1936. was a seat of Stakčín division in the frame The biggest demographic progress in of the District of Humenné at that time, Stakčín was recorded after the Second therefore it had outstanding position in World War and during the construction connection with public administration. In of the Starina water reservoir, when 1863 it was first time in this very village, inhabitans of the seven villages were 3 evacuated to Stakčín, Snina a Humenné. and oak-hornbeam forests. In a local The land resources of the seven caducous water streams live many species of fish. villages was registred in the land register Many species of birds, game animals, as the land belong to Stakčín and come wolf, bear, lynx and wildcat live in the under the competence of the municipal local forests. Purple hellebore (Helleborus government of Stakčín. Therefore Stakčín purpurascens) is an East Carpathians with total area covers 16 833 ha is ‚ number endemic species of flora, which occurs four in the charts‘ of the most extensive only in the surrounds of Stakčín in whole cadastrally areas in whole Slovakia. Slovakia. There are two historical gardens Nowadays the overwhelming area of the inside of the village – the old one and cadastrally area of Stakčín is a part of the new one. Stakčín is surrounded by a ridge Poloniny National Park. Stakčín is called of the Nastaz mountains in the north and a gateway to the Poloniny National Park. by an extinct volcano Morské oko in the Species-rich flora and fauna occur in the Vihorlat mountains in the south. surrounds of village. Most of the area is Present dominant feature is a manor covered by beech forests, there are also house with rare trees in the historical park maple-beech forests, lime-maple forests and surrounding architectonic objects. Stakčínsky kaštieľ (akvarel zo zač. 20. storočia) 4 Zusammenfassung Stakčín – das Dorf mit 2427 Jahre 1863 wurde hier das erste Postamt Einwohnern (Angabe zum 31.12.2008) auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Bezirks befindet sich im nordöstlichen Teil Snina gegründet. Im 20. Jahrhundert der Slowakei, im Bezirk Snina. Es war Stakčín ein Schauplatz dreier gehört zu den ältesten und größten Kriegskonflikte – des 1. Weltkriegs, des Gemeinden des Oberen Semplins. Die kleinen Kriegs und des 2. Weltkriegs, erste schriftliche Erwähnung stammt an welche uns einige Denkmäler und aus dem Jahr 1317. Das Dorf wurde im Friedhöfe erinnern. Zuge der walachischen Kolonisation von ruthenischer Bevölkerung besiedelt. Angesichts der Konfession waren die Über die Entstehung des Dorfes haben ersten Bewohner orthodox. Sie sind nach sich mehrere Legenden erhalten. Die der sog. Ungwarer Union zum griechisch- bekannteste ist die Legende von einem katholischen Glauben übergangen. Seit weißen Fürsten und einer weißen Fürstin, der Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts nahm die zur Unterlage des Wappens von die Zahl der Bewohner mit römisch- Stakčín wurde. Der erste Besitzer hiesiger katholischer Konfession zu. Alle drei Grundstücke war das Geschlecht von Religionsgemeinden haben in Stakčín Peteňov, danach der Drugeth. Die letzten eigenständige Pfarren und Kirchen. In Landbesitzer waren Wenckheimer (seit der Vergangenheit existierte hier auch dem Jahr 1946). eine zahlreiche jüdische Gemeinde. Jahrhundertlang entwickelte sich Heutzutage leben hier nebeneinander Stakčín als landwirtschaftliche Gemeinde mehrere Nationalitäten – Slowaken, mit Landgut. Außer dem Meierhof Ruthenen, Ukrainer, Romas und die befanden sich hier Wassermühlen, eine Wassersäge, Brennerei und ein Glaswerk. Nachkommen der Polen. Industriell begann es sich erst um die Das Schulwesen und die Kultur Jahrhundertwende des 19. zum 20. begannen sich erst ab der Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts, im Zusammenhang mit Jahrhunderts zu entwickeln. Den größten dem Aufbau der Dampfsäge und der Aufschwung erreichte die Kultur in der Bahn zu entwickeln. Die Arbeiten auf der Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts, am Anfang Bahn wurden erst im Jahr 1912 beendet. des 20. Jahrhunderts und nach dem Das Dorf lag an der Kreuzung der 2. Weltkrieg. Heute arbeiten hier drei Handelswege, die vom Norden nach Folkloregruppen und jedes Jahr findet Süden und vom Osten nach Westen ein Folklorefestspiel statt. Im Bereich führten. Bedeutend war vor allem der des Sportes war und ist dominant der nach Halič über den Bergsattel Ruské Fußball. Seine Geschichte reicht in das führende Handelsweg Porta Rusica. In Jahr 1936 und auch heutzutage ist es der den Jahren 1777 bis 1876 hatte das Dorf beliebteste Sport im Dorf. aus der Sicht der damaligen Verwaltung eine bedeutende Stellung – es war Sitz Die Besiedlung des Dorfes erreichte des Stakčíner Dienstbezirks im Rahmen ihren Höhepunkt nach dem 2. Weltkrieg des damaligen Kreises von Humenné. Im und während des Aufbaus des Wasser- 5 beckens Starina. Dank diesem Reservoir Hoch- und Raubwilds, wie z. B. Wolf, ist der Kataster von Stakčín beträchtlich Wildkatze, Luchs und Bär. Besondere um sieben ausgesiedelten Gemeinden Aufmerksamkeit verdient die Ostkarpa- verbreitet worden und mit seinen 16 833 tenpflanze Purpurnieswurz (Helleborus ha ist er der vierte größte in der Slowa- purpurascens), die im Rahmen der Slo- kei. Sein überwiegender Teil ist heutzu- wakei nur in der Umgebung von Stakčín tage ein Bestandteil des Nationalparks wächst. In der Mitte des Dorfes befinden Poloniny und das Dorf Stakčín stellt ein sich zwei historische Parks – der alte und Eintrittstor in dieses Naturschutzgebiet der neue. Den nördlichen Rand des Dor- dar. Stakčíner Umgebung zeichnet sich fes bildet der charakteristische Kamm durch bunte Flora und Fauna aus. Es von Nastaz und den südlichen der er- wachsen hier vor allem die Buchenwäl- loschene Vulkan Meeresauge im Gebirge der, aber auch Ahorn-Buchenwälder, Vihorlat. Linden-Buchenwälder und Eichen-Hage- Die heutige Dominante des Dorfes ist buchenwälder. Die hiesigen Wasserläufe das historische Kastell mit beiliegendem sind reich an Fischen und in den Wäldern Park und weiteren
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