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REVÚCA – is the town where the first Slovak Grammar School was established.
The first writen reference comes from 1357. It became town in 1557. Its development was characterized by expansion of crafts, trading activities as well as production and processing of iron. In 1556 there were 8 iron plants.
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In 1808, the Muranská Union was established there as the first public limited company connected to the iron industry in this region. In late 19th century, Revúca became one of the most important national and cultural centres in Slovakia.
In September 16th 1862, the first Slovak Grammar School was established in Revúca. All subjects and exams were taken in Slovak language.
Its teachers and professors were: Štefan Marko Daxner, Ján Francisci, Július Botto, Samuel Ormis, August Horislav Škultéty, Dr. Ivan Branislav Zoch and many others.
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Places of Interest
In 1874 this Grammar School was closed and in 1991 it became the national cultural relic and the public can see very interesting exhibition in this original building. Since 1945, the town has grown rapidly thanks to its industrial development.
It is surrounded by some grand mountain areas such as Stolické vrchy, Revúcka vrchovina and national park Muránska planina.
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It has became an important summer/winter recreational area known for walking, hiking and other leisure activities. Visitors can admire Muránsky castle which as a castle is situated on the highers point in Central Europe. It is a favourite tourist destination offering good services such as accomodation, food services, swimming pools, saunas, tennis and volleyball courts, skiing centres and winter ice-stadium. There is a unique cave – Ochtinská argonitová cave/a>.
In the surrounding of Revúca we can find three national cultural relics: Roman – catholic church in Chyžná from 13th century, Roman – catholic church in Rákoš from 13th century and Roman – catholic church also from 13th century.
The countryside is rich in a lovely fauna, there is a huge variety of animals such as bears, wolfs and fish. There are a few fishing ponds in Muránska Lehota, Revúcka Lehota and Gemerské Teplice.
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In case of your visit to Revúca, these telephone numbers may be helpful for you:
Tourist Information Centre: 00421-58-4422159
Hotel Pyramída: 00421-58-4421122
Muráň – Bed and Breakfast: 00421-58-4494440
Predná Hora – recreational complex:00421-58-4494158
Hrádok: 00421-58-4482505
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