Tisovec – the small town situated at the Rimava river bank. The name was
acquired by the yew-tree (“tis”) which occured here in a great amount in the
past.
The first written mention of Tisovec originates from the year 1334 from a
pergamen of the Hungarian king Carl Robert, issued at Vyšehrad the 26th
of June. Tisovec which is situated in the northern part of the Rimavská Sobota
district, is one of the ideal places for lovers of nature beauties, for
tourists, and for winter sportsmen. Its bigger part of the terrier is spread in
the National Park the Muránska plateau.
There are favourable conditions for skiing, dog-yoke competitions. You can
find accomodation direct in the town or in adjacent recreational zones of
Rejkovo and Bánovo.
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View of the town
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Places of Interest
In the summer time surroundings of the town offer you unlimited amount of
wanders and jaunts in nature which is unique thanks to its fauna, flora, natural
formations – underground caves and abyss. You can collect medicinal herbs, go
fishing or alternative of tourism – signed tourist lanes Hradová, Voniaca, Tŕstie
and Poľana.
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The Town hall
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Tisovec – important not only for its history but the celebrities acting in the
town –Pavol Jozeffy, Štefan Marko Daxner, Vladimír Clementis,
Terézia Vansová who was living in the local part Rimavská
Píla and from the current celebrities Marián Lašanský – the
piano virtuoso, Rudolf Krivoš – academic painter, Milan Kraus
- poet, Elena Vacvalová – humorist, Ján Valentík – moderator,
recitation, then the architectural sights, its cultural life-
folklore and theatrical groups, a male singing group,
football clubs, tourist units.
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The Evangelist church a.v.
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.In rooms of the Town hall there is the town museum and native house of Vladimír
Clementis. In the town there are two high schools, among the companies the most
important are Cestné a stavebné mechanizmy, a.s., Vanda, spol.s r.o.- textile
production, Interstil Slovakia – manipulation with wood and Combin Vápenka,
spol.s r.o.
The town counts 4500 inhabitants.
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The Rimava saw-mill
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Costume
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