Domaša

Veľká Domaša is a multipurpose water works - a water reservoir in the districts of Vranov nad Topľou and Stropkov. The construction of the waterworks Veľká Domaša began in February 1962 and was completed in December 1967. Veľká Domaša is the 4th largest reservoir in Slovakia.

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History

The origin of the Great Domaša water work was destroyed by 6 original villages Dobrá nad Ondavou, Kelča, Petejovce, Trepec, Veľká Domaša, Valkov. In two villages several houses and buildings were demolished in the flooded area of ​​Bžany and Turany nad Ondavou. The village of Kelča has not disappeared, because the new village of Nová Kelča was established on the banks of Domaša. In the autumn of 1965, the waters of Ondava flooded Kelča and the newly established village of Nová Kelca became the youngest village in the country. Dozens of families have found their home in the surrounding villages and towns after the destruction of the old Kelce. From the outset, it was primarily the center of the construction of family and business chalets, which are located along the slopes of Čopánky. An alternative of shifting the whole village and creating a new village as in the case of Nová Kelč was not carried out in the village of Valkov. Most of the inhabitants of the flooded village of Valkov moved to Solná Baňa in 1965. The other families of the heated Valkov who decided not to receive housing in Solivar found their new home, for example, in Stropkov, Humennom, Banská Bystrica, Breznica, or Ľuboticeia near Prešov. In today's Valkov recreation area, two objects have been preserved, namely the Roman-Catholic Temple of Provera Presvjatoj Bohorodici from 1817 and the family house, which is actually the original house of the Girov family, nowadays the popular restaurant Rumpel. The village of Valkov was not electrified until its destruction. The construction of Domaše required a transfer of the route from Vranov to Stropkov, the transfer of electric and telephone lines along the state road. Municipalities and roads, farmland with an area of ​​1100 hectares and forest land of about 300 hectares were flooded.

Location and climate

Green pearl of eastern Slovakia - the Veľká Domaša water reservoir, built on the Ondava River, is situated in the mountainous environment of the Ondavska vrchovina. Warm climatic conditions create favorable conditions for swimming, water sports and fishing in several recreation centers. The Domaša water reservoir, with two-thirds of the area, extends to the territory of the Vranov nad Topľou district and the northern part reaches the Stropkov district. The entire reservoir is of great water-bearing importance with a polyfunctional character: regulation of water inlets to the East Slovak lowlands, reservoir of utility water and prospective and drinking water and use for recreational purposes. For annual precipitation fluctuations and uneven water abstractions, the water level is also intensely fluctuating over the course of the year, resulting in the abrasion of coasts, with the subsequent activation of clusters on adjacent slopes, severely damaging economic objects, especially roads.

Tourist attractions

Valley of death
Symbolism, reminiscent of heavy tank battles in the Valley of Death in the period of October 25 - 27, 1944. Testimonies of these fights are tanks and fighting techniques in the villages of Kapišová, Kružlová, Nižná Písaná, Vyšná Písaná, Svidnička, Vápeník and Dobroslav.

Military Museum Svidník
It was created on 2 June 1965. The history of the military is presented in the history of the military in eastern Slovakia between 1914 and 1945. There are authentic exhibits of the 1st and 2nd World Wars related to the struggles of the Carpathians.

Dukliansky pass
The memorial was built in 1949 and is 28 meters high. The memorial is a cemetery where 565 members are buried. Army Corps. In 1962 the monument was declared a national cultural monument.

EKO in Stropkov
Permanent exhibition of art pieces akad. the painter František Veselý.

Stropkov in the photos of Ľubomír Karaman
Permanent exhibition, lobby of Tourist Information Center in Stropkov.

Historical and sightseeing circuit under the castle of Čičava
The project is connected by seven municipalities of the region under the castle Čičva. In each village were built gazebos and information boards providing comprehensive information on the history, but also the current situation of each municipality.

Andy Warhol Museum, Medzilaborce
It was opened on June 30, 1991. The museum's exposition was designed to capture both the visual and content content of all the facts surrounding the establishment of Andy Warhol's museum itself. Intense in the entrance part of the exhibition were the works of the outstanding rusin-insist artist Michal Sirík on the theme of folklore and ethnography. Some illustration of the life of the Rusyns in the village in the years when the artist's parents lived here.

Castle Čičava
The first written mention of the castle of Čičava dates back to 1270. In 1316, the magistrate gave Peter Mikuláš Peres, the captain at the castle Čičava the property of Tuzsér for the successful defense of Čičvianský castle. The castle was most likely exhibited in the years 1309-1316 by Reynold's descendants.
 

Surroundings

Domaša provides ideal conditions for recreation and water sports. Its shores are bordered by soft lines of coves, hillsides and backs, which bring everywhere else a different, unrepeatable scenery and a nice view of the water level that is pure, green to green-blue.

The right western side is wooded, with the eastern shores of the forest alternating with the meadows. This setting is a paradise for hubbars, hunters and lovers of long walks.
The water surface and its shores are characterized by the diversity of the occurrence of aquatic birds. Here you can see black bocians, beetles, spiders, various kinds of ducks, swans, herons, haju predators, sea eagle and others.

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