Slovakia - Trenčín

Trenčín, SLOVAKIA

The cityscape - the City Tower (the Lower gate) - the Peace sq the with castle Our Lady's birth's a Parish Church - the castle - pedestrian zone with the synagogue fountain details - Roman inscription, 2nd c. - town streets with the Hangman's house.

Sent by Lubo from Trenčín, Slovakia.

Trenčín (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtrentʂiːn], also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around 95 km (59 mi) from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 55,000, which makes it the eighth largest municipality of the country and is the seat of the Trenčín Region and the Trenčín District. It has a medieval castle, Trenčín Castle, on a rock above the city.

Trenčín is chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 2026.

Trenčín was first mentioned under the Greek name Leukaristos (Λευκάριστος), depicted on the Ptolemy world map around 150 AD . During the course of the Marcomannic Wars between the Roman Empire and Germanic Quadi, the Romans carved an inscription on the rock under the present-day castle in 179 AD, and the place was mentioned as Laugaricio. For a long time, it was considered the northernmost known presence of the Romans in Central Europe.

The first written mentions in the Middle Ages are from 1111 (as Treinchen) and 1113 (adjective Trenciniensis). The name is probably derived from a personal name Trnka/Trenka (Slovak/Slavic - Blackthorn) with a possessive suffix -ín. The German, Hungarian, and Polish forms are Trentschin, Trencsén, and Trenczyn, respectively (read more).