6.14 Vrátna valley

Pencil, watercolour on paper, 360 x 540 mm
Inscribed at bottom left: 36; at bottom right: Ausgang von der Vratna bey Tyrchova
Inscribed on the backing at bottom left: Vratna völgye Tirhova mellett
MTA Könyvtára, Kézirattár, Ms 4409/68

Map: I

The entrance into Vrátna dolina near Terchová village. The Slovak word "vrátna" means "gate" in English. Enclosed by 600-700 m high precipitous dolomite cliffs, the 7 km long valley has been a popular tourist spot for more than a hundred years now. Juraj Jánošik (1688-1713), a hero of many a Slovak popular ballad and legend, was born in Terchová. - Bibliography: Fényes Elek, Szombathy 1986