Hrnčiarska Ves

Hrnčiarska Ves
Hrnčiarka Ves originated in 1964 as a connection of the villages Pondelok, Veľká Suchá and the settlement Maštinec. It spreads in a historical area Malohont in the southern part of Middle Slovakia in the basin of the creek Suchá. Despite the villages are linked by a build-up area, the original inhabitants didn’t like the new name very much. The old name Veľká Suchá was caused by the creek Suchá and was mentioned already in the end of 12th century, written mentions come from 1285. First records about Pondelok are from 1511, probably it was derived from the trials against serfs. The trials has taken place every first monday in the month (monday = “pondelok“ in Slovak language).

The name Hrnčiarska Ves was inspired by pottery tradition, which developed in the village beside agriculture on the basis of rich bonanzas of high-quality china clay, loamy earth and white sand, especially in Pondelok, where already in 1769 a manufacture production for majolica dish and tiles for castles originated. Also nowadays one can find old crocks with they original names - posedeň, babčaník, ôrtník or 60-liter hlaveník which only a skilfull potter could make – in several houses.
History of both parts of the village has been reminded by many churches. In the part Veľká Suchá has been Roman Catholic chapelry mentioned since 1397, the first dedicated church comes from 1692 and today you can find the Church of St. Nicolas from 1815 there. In the part Pondelok one can find a beautiful Rennaisance-evangelic church from 1630.

Yeomen past of hisotrical villages is reminded by yeomen mansions (Mansion at Feros and Mansion at Gondos from 1650) and manor-house of the last land-owner with preserved architecture. The buildings are settled also nowadays.
Mentions about schooling are the prooves of cultural past. The first folk school was built already in 1595 in Suchá and in Pondelok in 1630. The first literary organization malohont Societes lectora in Pondelok was found by Matej Holka. Also Miroslav Bakulíni – a member of Štúr’s society, the captain of Slovak guard from 1849 – was born in Pondelok.

Hrnčiarska Ves is attractive because of its beauty surrounding. It lies in a hug of old mountains rich in flora nad fauna, what invites you to nice walkings especially in the time of gathering mushrooms or berries. In the village area one can find interesting natural attractions, e.g. culc-tuff pile Vápno, where on the top mineral springs are situated. In its west part peat-guaggy association and also bath area after a reconstruction. In the suurounding of Maštinský creek erupt carbonic-mineral waters, the mineral waters Gracia and Maštinská also come from this area.

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