Dr. Stefan - Gemer and Malohont

Fiľakovo ( From a settlement under the Fiľakovský hrad castle it developed into a town. In 1553 it was conquered by the Turkish army and was under the Turkish control till the 17-th century. ) • Fiľakovský hrad ( The ruin of the castle on a low, but steep rock. ) • Čamovce • Hrad Hajnačka ( Built during Tartar's invasions. In 1545 the Turks conquered it and it was in their hands for one year. In the 16-th and the 17-th century it was fortified again and became an important point of a defensive line against the Turks. ) • Hodejov • Jesenské • Rimavské Janovce ( In the middle of the 12-th century a Benedictine abbey was founded here. ) • Rimavská Sobota ( An administration and economic centre of Gemer. ) • Rožňava ( An administration and economic centre of Gemer's iron-ore area. A former mining town mentioned in 1291 already. From 1410 a free royal town. The Turkish invasions caused the mining decline. During the era of capitalism the iron-ore mining started again. ) • Krásnohorské Podhradie ( A village developed under a castle which was built by Bebekovci. ) • Hrad Krásna Hôrka ( Rebuilt into a Renaissance fortification during the Turkish invasions. It used to be the centre of Gemer. There is a mausoleum Krásna Hôrka behind the Krásnohorské Podhradie. ) • Smolník ( An old mining village in 1327 promoted into a free mining town, settled by Germans. The biggest development of mining and metallurgy in the 18-th century when a mining court, inspectorate, school and mint were here. Well known was also a stone theatre - one of the first theatre buildings in Slovakia with a library. ) • Mníšek nad Hnilcom ( The German miners founded it in the 13-th century. In the19-th century the mines, a blast furnace and a foundry with a steam power were here. A well preserved water mill is a technical relic. ) • Švedlár ( An old Slavonic mining village was settled in the 13-th century by the Germans from Gelnica. In 1327 Karol Róbert promoted it into a free mining town. ) • Nálepkovo ( A big town which came into being in the period of mining colonization. In 1358 it was given town privileges. Ore-mining continued till 1968. ) • Hnilčík ( A peculiar village in a narrow valley of Železný potok, known from 1315. ) • Mlynky ( Copper and iron ore was mined here, the mining stopped in 1966. Nowadays the village is an important centre of winter sports and tourism. ) • De

dinky ( The village came into existence by joining of the two small villages Imrichovce and Štefanovce in 1933. ) • Stratená ( Originally a mining village. In 1723 the Csákys built blast furnaces here, the last of them worked till 1927. The plastic by the master Pavol from Levoča in a chapel. ) • Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa ( The biggest ice cave in the Slovak and the Czech Republic. In 1887 it was electrified as the first cave in Europe. ) • Telgárt ( or Švermovo. It came into being during the "Valašská" colonization at the end of the 15-th century. A unique circle railway tunnel is an interesting technical sight. ) • Červená skala • Vaľkovňa ( It came into being by joining of the old ironmongery settlements in 1954. ) • Pohorelá ( There were iron-ore mines with iron works in the 18-th century with the most modern rolling mill in the Hungarian monarchy till the midlle of the 19-th century. ) • Heľpa ( It came into being during the "Valašská" colonization in the 16-th century. Shepherding, the production of cheese and shepherds' cutlery are the most developed spheres. The folklore festival of Horehronie is held on the local amphitheatre. ) • Závadka nad Hronom • Polomka ( The village that came into being during the "Valašská" colonization, with a lively folklore and well preserved traditions. ) • Brezno ( An industrial centre. In 1380 it was given the town privileges, the trade and the crafts developed here. In the 17-th century it was promoted into a free royal town. ) • Valaská • Čierny Balog ( It consists of 13 small settlemnets. Originally a woodcutting village founded in the 16-th century. There were several forest railways 130 km long going through many nearby valleys. The railway Čiernohorská lesná železnica is the only preserved of them, ends in the valley Vydrovo. ) • Lom nad Rimavicou • Hriňová ( A town consisting of 12 settlements in the valley of the river Slatina. It came into existence in the 18-th century as cottages on a slope in the territory of the town Detva, an independent town from 1850. ) • Detvianska Huta ( A hilllside settlement with well preserved rustical houses. There used to be a glass factory here. ) • Látky • Šoltýska • Kokava nad Rimavicou ( In the 19-th century there used to be glass works, paper mill, steam sawmill and a factory producing potash. A scattered settlement developed in their surroundings. ) • Klenovec ( Till the middle of the 19-th century a well developed iron foundry, milling and broadcloth trade. There are wide meadows and pasture lands with the residences seasonally occupied. ) • Hnúšťa ( The town came into being by joining of the two medieval settlements in the 12-th and the 13-th century. In the 14-th century it had its own church here. In the 19-th century blast furnaces were built here which belonged to the Rimavsko-muránsko-šalgotariánska spoločnosť company. ) • Rimavské Brezovo ( It belonged to the Hajnáčka manor estate, it used to be a mining settlement with its own coat of arms. ) • Rimavská Baňa ( An original mining settlement. Iron ore was mined here in the 19-th century. ) • Rimavské Zálužany • Kociha • Rimavská Sobota