Turistická útulňa Zlatno
The place
Turistická útulňa Zlatno ("Zlatno tourist shelter") in the Nitra region, Zlaté Moravce/Topoľčianky area (Tribeč, western Slovakia), at 373 m elevation, Tribeč mountain range. Continuous Slovakia Tribeč cluster (batches 200-372). Útulňa shelter of the KST (Klub slovenských turistov, Slovak Hiking Club, founded 1873, 200 shelters nationwide) (Zlatno, meaning "little gold", village in the Topoľčianky municipality + Tribeč range, 1,500 million-year-old rocks, the oldest in Slovakia + Topoľčianky Lipizzaner national stud farm founded 1921, iconic white horses + Zlaté Moravce, an ancient 12th-century gold-rush area of Slovakia + heritage of the Slovaks (a West Slavic people, 5 million speakers, Slovak language codified by Ľudovít Štúr in 1843, Bratislava-based codification + the SNP National Uprising of 29 August 1944, 60,000 fighters, Banská Bystrica, 2 months against the Wehrmacht + the Treaty of Trianon of 4 June 1920, forming Czechoslovakia out of Austria-Hungary + Alexander Dubček, 1968 Prague Spring, "socialism with a human face").
The setting
Nitra Zlaté Moravce/Topoľčianky Tribeč western Slovakia 373 m Tribeč, continuous cluster batches 200-372, KST 1873 200 shelters Zlatno "little gold" Topoľčianky + Tribeč 1,500 million-year-old rocks oldest in Slovakia + Topoľčianky Lipizzaner stud farm 1921 white horses + Zlaté Moravce gold-rush 12th c., Slovaks West Slavic 5 million Slovak Štúr 1843 Bratislava codification + SNP Uprising 29 August 1944 60,000 Banská Bystrica 2 months Wehrmacht + Trianon 4 June 1920 Czechoslovakia/Austria-Hungary + Dubček 1968 Prague Spring human face.
