Snina

History:

Following an archeological exploration  we can suppose, that people were living in the valley of  the river Cirocha as the Palaeolithic. From 1321 till 1684 there ruled the Drugeth family, which comes from Salermo near Neapol. Later the owner of the lordship of Snina was Terézia van Dernáthová, who was the granddaughter of Žigmung Drugeth. She brought into being the brick manor-house in 1781. After her death (1799) her five sons sold all the property to a businessman from Gemer – Jozef Rholl. His children improved this region until 1857. They built up iron and steel works in the Jozef valley in 1809.

From 1839 the traditional market took place in Snina  four times a year. It meant development of business and trade. An iron foundry was built  in the Jozef valley in 1841. There was a moulded well known statue of Hercules. We can find the statue next to Snina manor- house.It is the emblem of  Snina to this day. During business depressions,  in 1873 iron and steel works completely  vanished. Thereby this the life of dwellers of Snina and vicinity worsened rapidly . Group migration began. They left their homes and went to the USA, Canada and west Europe.

In 1876 Snina was a residence of 10th region of Zemplín area. The Roman Catholic classicistic church from 1751 was modified in the beginning of the 19th century. Since 90th years of the 20th century there are pictures of M.Jordan and J.Koch from 1850. The Calvary from 1847, which is in the cemetery, is classicistic. There is a manor-house from 1800 in the town with rest of authentic historical park, which is from the 19th century. On the court of the manor-house is a public fountain with a well known statue of Hercules from 1841. In the church's park there are  monuments from World War II. There are two millitary cemeteries from World War I near the town, too. (Giglov 130 buried soldiers and Brehy 153 buried soldiers).

General information:

Position:

the town is spread on the confluence of the river Cirocha and Pčolinka, southern is bordered by mountain Vihorlat, from east by mountain Bukovské vrchy, northerly by Nízke Beskydy

Height above sea level: 

216 m

Tourist attractions:

Gallery of visual art
Recreation area Sninské rybníky
Manor-house
Statue of Hercules
Chapel on the cemetery
Jewish cemetery

Contact:

Municipal office Snina,
Strojárska 2060, 069 01 Snina
Phone number: 057 762 2305
Fax: 057 762 3743
E-mail: primator.snina@snina.sk