Educational trail Military history with audioguide
It documents the second most difficult battles of World War II in Slovakia, when there was a long 62-day-battle for the town of Liptovský Mikuláš. On interpretation boards you will find information about the fighting troops and weapons, but also about the restoration of the war-ravaged Liptov. read more
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5 stops
The educational trail leads to the Sacred Place opened in 1961 with a memorial and the largest war cemetery of Czechoslovak soldiers in the former Czechoslovakia. It is the last resting place of 1369 members of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, soldiers of the insurgent army and partisans. Since 2018, the Memorial to Modern War Veterans commemorates professional soldiers, who died while performing tasks in foreign missions and operations.
Trail length: 0.47 km (from the parking lot at the top of Háj to the Sacred Place)
Trail length: 0.47 km (from the parking lot at the top of Háj to the Sacred Place)
Elevation: flat
Attractions along the route: The Sacred Place (Pietny Areál)
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What can you see on the tour?
1
Troops in the battles for Liptovsky Mikulas
2
Liberation of the town
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The commemoration area
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War cemetery
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Emergency landing of the bomber