Tisovec

The picturesque town of Tisovec is located in the northern part of the Rimavská valley in the embrace of majestic mountains, at the crossroads of Rimavská Sobota, Brezno and Muráň.

The name of the town comes from the yew tree (taxus baccata), which was abundant here in the past. The oldest evidence of the settlement of the locality are archeological finds on the Hradová hill from the period 1000 - 400 BC. The first known written mention of Tisovec is from 1334.

Such personalities as Pavol Jozeffy, Štefan Marko Daxner, August Horislav Škultéty, Matej Hrebenda, Terézia Vansová, Dr. Samo Daxner, Dr. Vladimír Clementis, but also academic painter Rudolf Krivoš, Marián Lapšanský, Elena Vacvalová, Ján Valentík and others. Thanks to them, education and culture developed here, which contributed to the establishment of amateur theater, singing school, wind music and a Slovak library.

A tourist attraction is the cog railway, which leads from Tisovec to Pohronská Polhora. It is the only one of its kind in Central Europe.

Tisovec is part of the Gothic Way tourist route leading from Spiš to Gemer-Malohont and at the same time an ideal place to spend pleasant days in the surrounding beautiful nature.

Suitable hiking trails are offered by the Nature Trails to Hradová and Tŕstie, the trails "Behind the scents of Scented with a Flavor of History", or to the source of Rimava or the Devil's Valley.

Here you will find opportunities for winter and summer hiking, fishing or sports (Rudolf Valenta Sports Complex with swimming pool, tennis courts, football field and work-out park), as well as mountain huts with cheese and cheese products, bryndziárna, free-flowing mineral water Šťavica on the way to Muráň, or a forest open-air museum opposite the Tisovec city forest building.

Tisovec has a rich cultural history. Also worth mentioning are the currently active cultural ensembles: Daxner Theater Ensemble with more than 160 years of tradition, Dr.Sam Daxner's Male Singer, Hradovanka Wind Music, Tisovec Folklore Group, Čížiček Children's Folklore Ensemble, Majorettes, Majorettes, or Rimavská Píla Theresa Vansova Theater Ensemble.

More information about the city and all its activities can be found in the INFO bookstore in Tisovec, or on the city's website: City Tourist Information Centerwww.tisovec.com