On the hill above the village towards the Vrátna valley, Terchová residents put up a monumental sculpture in honor of this Terchová native. The statue standing 7.5 meters tall is made of premium steel plate. It was built in 1988 and was built by an academic sculptor Ján Kulich. The statue was unveiled on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of his birth during Jánošik’s Days in 1988.
Bethlehem in Terchová became an inseparable part of Christmas last couple of years. It is installed on the eve of the most beautiful holidays of the year in the local Roman Catholic church dedicated to St. Cyril and St. Methods. Its author was a well-known village carver Štefan Hanuliak. Bethlehem consists of two parts. The first part depicts Terchová, folk crafts and the second depicts the stories of the New Testament. Every year new components are added to the Bethlehem be it images from Bethlehem and Jerusalem or those evoking the atmosphere of Terchová with the carvings of typical workrooms.
Terchová as a village had had no church until 1731, and this made the local believers walk the distance of 20 kilometers to Varín if they wanted to attend a mass. The first church dedicated to St. Martin was built in this year. In the 1930, the churce could not serve so many people and it was high time to start thinking about a new more spacious one. The foundation stone of the new church was lain in 1942 and was designed by an architect Michal Harminc. It was consecrated in 1949 and out of respect to the first Slavic missionaries St. Cyril and Methodius became the patrons of the church.
Terchová residents hold a great deal of respect for their hero as they put up also a 2.5 m tall wooden statue in his honor. The work was created by a woodcarver Ján Palko. It was made from a century old linden which used to stand in from of the Museum of Považie in Žilina, but was uprooted by storm-force wind. He carved the statue to resemble the idea of Jánošík as the author imagined him when he was a child. The statue features well-known braids, studded belt, but also his valaška (shepherd’s axe).
The stations of the cross are built of glass and stone quarried more than a century ago. Its author is a Terchová native, sculptor Milan Opalka. Terchová regularly holds nationwide Cyril and Methodius Days and the stations of the cross have added to the significance of this pilgrimage site with the largest churches in Slovakia dedicated to the Thessaloniki brothers since 2006.
Veľký Kriváň (1 708.7 m a.s.l.) is the highest mountain of the Mala Fatra Mountains. It sits on the main ridge of the Kriváň part of Mala Fatra which bears his name. This meadowy mountain with a peak above the upper limit of mountain pine growth is an excellent scenic points with a panoramic view. It neighbors with the mountains of Pekelník (1,609 m a.s.l.) and Chleb (1 645.6 m a.s.l.) and are separated by two mountain saddles, namely Bublen (1,610 m a.s.l.) and Snilovské saddle (1524 m a.s.l.). The southern, eastern and western slopes are susceptible to avalanches.
Small Rozsutec (1 343.5 m a.s.l.) is located in the eastern part of the Krivánska Malá Fatra mountains. It is characteristic by its rock spirelets which tower 750 meters above the steep limestone cliffs of the gorge of Biely potok (the White Creek). From the peak, which is a part of the nature reserve Rozsutec there is a panoramic view of the neighboring Veľký Rozsutec (Big Rozsutec) as well as eastern parts of the northern side of the massif. Rare calcicole flora grows in the surrounding area.
Big Rozsutec (1 609.7 m a.s.l.), a mountain in the Krivánska Mala Fatra, is considered one of the most beautiful in Slovakia. It is situated in the heart of the National Park Malá Fatra and became a symbol of this mountain range. In the past it was rumored to have a gold treasure near the summit stashed by Jánošík himself. Rozsutec dominates the whole area, especially its 160 meter high west flank. It has one of the richest botanic ecosystem in the country. Many endemic species can be found it the area.
Jánošíkove diery or only Diery (Holes) is a system of gorges and canyons in the Krivanska Mala Fatra. It is located in the NNR Rozsutec. It consists of three parts: Dolné diery, Nové diery a Horné diery. They were shaped by the Dierový. There are more than 20 waterfall in the locality and together they form Vodopády Dierového potoka (Waterfall of the Dierový stream). Unusual rock formations with their specific climate have become a home to several species of plants and animals.
Tiesňavy is a national nature reserve and a valley in the Mala Fatra Mountains. It forms an impressive entrance to the Vrátna valley and leads along the narrow canyon of the river Varinka with several waterfalls.
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