Felvidék is the southern strip of present-day Slovakia, where a sizeable Hungarian community still lives from the Žitný ostrov (Csallóköz) to the Bodrogköz.
The region holds key sites of Hungarian history: the coronation church of Bratislava (Pozsony), the cathedral of Košice (Kassa) with the Rákóczi crypt, the Pauline shrine of Marianka (Máriavölgy) – where the Hungarians of Slovakia hold a pilgrimage every year – and the Árpád-era churches of Bíňa (Bény) by the Hron.
Shrines and churches
Marianka (Máriavölgy)Basilica of the Nativity of Mary – Marianka (Máriavölgy)The first Marian shrine of historic Hungary near Bratislava, where the Hungarians of Slovakia have held an autumn pilgrimage since 1996.Bíňa (Bény)Church of the Assumption and Rotunda – Bíňa (Bény)The two Árpád-era churches of Bíňa by the Hron: the twin-towered Premonstratensian church and the rotunda with twelve niches.Košice (Kassa)St Elisabeth's Cathedral – Košice (Kassa)Slovakia's largest church and one of Europe's easternmost Gothic cathedrals, resting place of Prince Francis II Rákóczi and his fellow exiles.Bratislava (Pozsony)St Martin's Cathedral – Bratislava (Pozsony)The coronation church of the Hungarian kings: between 1563 and 1830 eleven kings and eight queens were crowned within its walls.
