NITRA. The city celebrates the 770th anniversary of the granting of city rights on 2 September. On this day the European Cultural Heritage Days will be opened in Nitra – on the 19th hour Svätopluk Square will organize a benefit concert Hoj, my country. Slask, Jana Beryho-Mrenica Orchestra, Dušan Jamrich and soloists of the SND Opera will perform.

The main theme of the current DEKD is Shared Heritage. The organizers say that sightseeing in September will also be available to the public and "presented in the other light that are normally accessible".

Historical escort

The King of Belo IV, King of Hungary, granted privileges to Nitrianske citizens in 1248. for their merits at the time of the invasion of the Tatars.

"Nitra will commemorate this memorial day at the extraordinary ceremonial meeting of the city council by awarding the City of Nitra awards and various cultural and social events," said City Hall.

In Vrska, where the square was located in the 13th century, it comes to life from 14:00 to 20:00. "There will be a free medieval market for craftsmen, vendors, citizens, town guards and buyers, and they will all be happy to wait for the arrival of the Ondrej coat, which brought the expected list of King Belo IV to the bourgeoisie," said historian Daniel Balko. , author of the script.

The act of granting privileges itself takes place at Svätopluk & # 39; s Square, where the historical tour starts at 6:50 PM to begin moving Vrchka. In a short phase, Nitrianski actors Anton Živčic and Ján Hrmo will act alongside members of period groups.

The Svätopluk square and the pedestrian zone also come to life on Sundays with folk art, creative workshops for children and children's musicians at the J. Rosinský elementary school in Nitra.

The DRIM set up the theatrical production of King Belo IV. and his family, who will play in the Grand Court of the Ponitrian Museum. The start is at 6 pm, access is free.

They will introduce a new publication

In the framework of the DEKD, the oldest book of the city of Nitra, 1681-1693, the published edition of the oldest official book of the city, will be published in Synagóge on 4 September. At the same time, an exhibition with documents from the State Archives in Nitra also opens a philatelic exhibition with the name 100 years stamp in Czechoslovakia.

The International Conference of the Institute of Archeology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Nitra, 30 years of research on the castle of Nitrian, takes place on 6 and 7 September in the Kňazský seminář sv. Gorazd.

In the House of the House, on September 7, the Annual Prizes of the Monuments and Museums will be presented. The 18th hour will be the highlight of the La Gioia concert in Synagóga.

Guided tours with commentary

In September there will be many events in Nitra, the whole program can be found on nitra.sk.

For example, the regional heritage agency has prepared annotated tours. The first will be on September 8 at the 15th cemetery, on September 21 at 16.00 is prepared to visit the functional Villa Kollmanovcov, September 26 at 17.30 will be available Art Nouveau Villa Arpássy and 28. 9. 16 .h Nécessyho dom .

The monuments in collaboration with the Ponitrie PLA Administration also organize the "Monumental and natural history of Nitra". The event takes place on September 22 from 9 am to 1 pm.

A day later, a picnic takes place from 13:00 to 17:00 in the parish garden on Calvary. People will learn more about the history of the parish and missionary activities of the SVD, followed by a commemorated journey through the grave of the Church of God.

The history of the campus of the Agricultural University will be announced to the SPU on September 26 at 3 pm. In addition to the lecture there will also be an exhibition with paintings and photos from the period of the construction of the complex, followed by a visit to objects that are a national cultural monument.

Picnic by hand

The activities of A. Grassalkovič in Nitra will take place at the church of St. Ladislav on 28 September at 6:00 pm. The next day is from 15:00 to 17:00 a prepared program in the Zoborský kláštor area: theatrical performance Legend of St. Svorad and Benedict, creative workshops for children, guided tours, horseback riding and the opening of a lapidary of archaeological finds .

Nitra will also participate in the international action Belling the bells. The bells can be heard on 21 September, on the International Day of Peace, between 18:00 and 18:15.

The final event of the European Cultural Heritage Days will be the joint project of 30 September of the city and the J. Rosinsky Primary Art School named Piknik pri Rukách. The Tomb of the Music – Hands revealed to the youth navy. It will be a copy of the work of Tibor Bartfaya, which was on Chren's in the past.